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The pride of Perks.
Whenthechildrengothomeandcountedupwhathadbeengivenandwhathadbeenpromised,theyfeltthatforthefirstdayitwasnotsobad.Peterwrotedownthelistsofthethingsinthelittlepocket-bookwherehekeptthenumbersofhisengines.Thesewerethelists:—
GIVEN.
Atobaccopipefromthesweetshop.
Halfapoundofteafromthegrocer’s.
Awoollenscarfslightlyfadedfromthedraper’s,whichwasthe
othersideofthegrocer’s.
AstuffedsquirrelfromtheDoctor.
PROMISED.
Apieceofmeatfromthebutcher.
Sixfresheggsfromthewomanwholivedintheoldturnpike
cottage.
Apieceofhoneycombandsixbootlacesfromthecobbler,andan
ironshovelfromtheblacksmith’s.
VeryearlynextmorningBobbiegotupandwokePhyllis.Thishadbeenagreedonbetweenthem.TheyhadnottoldPeterbecausetheythoughthewouldthinkitsilly.Buttheytoldhimafterwards,whenithadturnedoutallright.
Theycutabigbunchofroses,andputitinabasketwiththeneedle-bookthatPhyllishadmadeforBobbieonherbirthday,andaveryprettybluenecktieofPhyllis’s.Thentheywroteonapaper:‘ForMrs.
