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XXIV. “Let Them Laugh”

           Presentlyhedidafewgentlywhilehestooduponhisalreadysteadiedfeet.Marybegantodothemalso.Soot,whowaswatchingtheperformance,becamemuchdisturbedandlefthisbranchandhoppedaboutrestlesslybecausehecouldnotdothemtoo.

           Fromthattimetheexerciseswerepartoftheday’sdutiesasmuchastheMagicwas.ItbecamepossibleforbothColinandMarytodomoreofthemeachtimetheytried,andsuchappetitesweretheresultsthatbutforthebasketDickonputdownbehindthebusheachmorningwhenhearrivedtheywouldhavebeenlost.ButthelittleoveninthehollowandMrs.Sowerby’sbountiesweresosatisfyingthatMrs.MedlockandthenurseandDr.Cravenbecamemystifiedagain.Youcantriflewithyourbreakfastandseemtodisdainyourdinnerifyouarefulltothebrimwithroastedeggsandpotatoesandrichlyfrothednewmilkandoatcakesandbunsandheatherhoneyandclottedcream.

           “Theyareeatingnexttonothing,”saidthenurse.“They’lldieofstarvationiftheycan’tbepersuadedtotakesomenourishment.Andyetseehowtheylook.”

           “Look!”exclaimedMrs.Medlockindignantly.“Eh!I’mmoitheredtodeathwiththem.They’reapairofyoungSatans.BurstingtheirjacketsonedayandthenextturninguptheirnosesatthebestmealsCookcantemptthemwith.Notamouthfulofthatlovelyyoungfowlandbreadsaucedidtheysetaforkintoyesterday—andthepoorwomanfairinventedapuddingforthem—andbackit’ssent.Shealmostcried.She’safraidshe’llbeblamediftheystarvethemselvesintotheirgraves.”

           Dr.

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