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Runciman, who had not only been the nurse of all the Avories, but of Mrs. Avory before them, when Mrs. Avory was a slip of a girl named Janet Easton. Runcie was then quite young herself, and why she was suddenly called Mrs. no one ever quite knew, for she had never married. And now she was getting on for sixty, and had not much to do except sympathize with the Avories and reprove the servants.
The Avories did not go to boarding school, or, indeed, to any school in the ordinary way at all; Mrs. Avory said she could not spare them. Instead they were visited every day except Saturdays by Mr. Crawley and Miss Bingham, who taught them the things that one is supposed to know Mr. Crawley taking the boys in the old billiard room, and Miss Bingham the girls in the morning room.
The eldest was Janet, aged fourteen, and the youngest was Gregory Bruce, aged seven. Between these came Robert Oliver, who was thirteen, and Hester, who was nine. They were all very fond of each other, and they rarely quarreled. The name of the Avories' house was "The Gables," which was a better name than many houses have, because there actually were gables in its roof.
Horace, after great difficulty, wrote: DEAR X., "I am having a top-hole holiday in the caravan you gave the Avories. I am the Keeper of the Tin-opener. "Yours truly, Hester wrote: DEAR X., "I have long wanted to write to you and tell you that we adore the Slowcoach, which is the name we have given your caravan, and think you were awfully clever to think of it and to make it so complete.
We are going to Stratford-on-Avon. Our horse is called Moses. Our " "Oh, Janet," said Hester, "you're not leaving anything for us to tell!" "Very well," said Janet, "that's all." "My name," said Mary, "is Mary Rotheram. I am the daughter of a doctor at Chiswick. My brother and I are the Avories' guests. I am fourteen. Father has one of your pictures." "Good judge!" Mr. MacAngus said.
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