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Margot had been giving her lessons, and with a very big needle, and a thread that was so long that it continually got itself into knots, she worked away at an alarming looking hole in the heel. Bobby and Nobbles were lying on the hearthrug; they had been looking at a picture-book together; but directly Mr. Allonby spoke, the book was shut and Bobby was all attention.
In an instant his father had lifted him upon his knee, and that was Bobby's happy moment. He tried to check his sobs. 'I belongs to you; I don't want to go back to the House nevermore; me and Nobbles have come to stay. Mr. Allonby put his hand on the curly head that was now burrowing itself into his waistcoat pocket. 'This is quite a surprise to me, my sonny. Bobby you're called, are you not?
'Not a bit afraid, she said cheerily; 'and I think the doctor would say you were past the infectious stage now. Has the time seemed dull and long? 'N-o-o, replied Bobby slowly. 'I like my beef-tea and jelly, and so does Nobbles; but I'm tired of looking at my picsher-books, and I want to see those lovely picshers in the beautiful Bible downstairs. Could you fetch it for me to look at?
'Oh no, Bobby said in a confident tone, recovering himself; 'I was going to whack him 'cross the nose least Nobbles was. Nobbles can kill bulls if he likes! He held out his stick with pride, then looked pityingly at the fallen bull, whose master was surveying it with some dismay. 'Is the poor cow quite dead? I was awful 'fraid when I saw you knock him over.
And when at last the happy moment arrived they sat in rapt anticipation of their father's disclosure. 'I hope to sail away from England about the middle of May, Mr. Allonby said, looking at the children gravely. Bobby's lower lip began to quiver at once. 'I knewed that drefful day would be coming, he said; 'but me and Nobbles tries to forget it.
I hate them! I wish I could kill them dead! They was teasing the poor little dog, and me and Nobbles ran out to make them stop, and he took Nobbles away, and he beat me with Nobbles, and broked him dead! And I hate him! Bobby literally was beside himself with grief.
"That's uncommon nice, and very judicious," said Poppins. "It was thought to be so by our law advisers," said Robinson. "But yet, you see, old Brown nobbles the money. Now, if ever I goes into partnership, I shall bargain to have the till for my share. You never get near the till, do you?" "I attend to quite another branch of the business," said Robinson. "Then you're wrong.
Let me see Nobbles; I expect he can be mended. Hope leaped into Bobby's heart; he put the two pieces of stick upon the table. Nurse, seeing his grief, pointed triumphantly to Nobble's little smiling face, which was quite uninjured. 'Nobbles is all right, she said. 'We can have a new stick put into him, and he will be better than ever. Look! he's smiling at you to tell you not to cry.
A wunderfull day hapend. Father and True and me and Nobbles went on our skats to skat in the cuntry. It was a very big pond, and a lot of pepul, and we went in the trane. Nobbles kam with us. The ice began to brake when a boy went on it where he was told not, and he went thro. It was an orful moment. And father and me saw him do it.
In five minutes Nobbles was given into his hand, and a seraphic smile lit up his face as he hugged his treasure. His uncle did not smile. He sat down on one of the lowest limbs of the apple-tree and lit up his pipe. 'Is Nobbles fond of going off upon expeditions on his own account? he asked gravely. 'Well, I hope he doesn't, rejoined Bobby mysteriously.
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