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At an early hour the Peterkins were arrayed in their costumes. The little boys had their legs and arms and faces browned early in the day, and wore dazzlingly white full trousers and white turbans. Elizabeth Eliza had prepared a dress as Queen Elizabeth; but Solomon John was desirous that she should be Desdemona, and she gave up her costume to her mother. Mrs.
So judicious was she on this occasion that both boys returned with her to breakfast in the highest good-humor. "Mother, mother," cried Jackdaw, "she loves Fanciful because he's so beautiful." "And she adores Spot-ear because he's so ugly," said Peterkins.
Sylvester explained, deprecatingly. The Peterkins were silent for a while. The Sylvesters tried not to laugh. "There certainly were some disagreeable old men and women there!" said Elizabeth Eliza, at last. "But we have surely been made very comfortable," Mrs. Peterkin declared. "A very simple mistake," said Mr. Sylvester, continuing his amusement.
What business is it of mine?" he questioned angrily. "What am I to the man, that I cannot escape the disgust that he arouses? Is it possible that I should be haunted forever by a face I hate? There are times when I could kill him simply because of the repulsion that I feel. As for the boy let him marry a dozen Molly Peterkins who cares? Not I, surely.
"I think you are, Peterkins." "Then I'm off to clean up," said the small boy. "I say, Andrew," cried his sister; "before you go take that door away from Jack's hutch. He'll be so furious at your keeping the light and air away from his rabbits." "Not I. I can't be bothered," said Peterkins. "Please take it away at once," said Maggie. Andrew's brow puckered into a frown.
In fact, the east side of the Peterkins' house formed a blank wall. The owner had originally planned a little block of semi-detached houses. He had completed only one, very semi and very detached. "It is not necessary to see," said Agamemnon, profoundly; "of course, if the storm blows against this side of the house, the house itself must keep the snow from the other side."
The catch was too high for Raggedy Ann to reach, but Peterkins held Raggedy Ann in his mouth and stood up on his hind legs so that she could raise the catch. When the catch was raised, the dogs were so anxious to get out they pushed and jumped against the gate so hard it flew open, knocking Peterkins and Raggedy Ann into the mud.
Here the conversation ended, and the aspirant for the post-office, who had tired himself out, stepped aside and gave place to others who were anxious to renew their acquaintance with Arthur. It was between one and two o'clock in the morning when the party finally broke up, and, as the Peterkins had been the first to arrive, so they were the last to leave, and Mrs.
"He'll love you ever after; he's a most affectionate old fellow." Maggie proceeded to feed the rabbit. Peterkins hopped about in a state of excitement which he had seldom experienced before. Maggie asked innumerable questions. Belle seated herself on the fallen trunk of an old oak-tree and looked on in wonder. Maggie was a curious girl. She seemed to have a power over every one.
'You can have the south wing, he said, 'and if the rooms ain't up to snuff now, why, I'll make 'em so. The fact is, Bill, I've got money enough three millions and better; but somehow it doesn't seem to do the thing. It doesn't fetch us to the quality and make us fust-cut. We need better blood than the Peterkins or the Moshers need boostin', and you must get a wife to boost us.
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