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The hound’s grandfather.
ShallItakethisuptoMother,orwillyou?"
"IknowwhatBOYSare,"saidPhyllis,withflamingcheeks;"they’rejustthenastiest,rudest—"
"They’reverybrave,"saidBobbie,"sometimes."
"Ah,youmeanthechapupstairs?Isee.Goahead,Phil—Ishallputupwithyouwhateveryousaybecauseyou’reapoor,weak,frightened,soft—"
"NotifIpullyourhairyouwon’t,"saidPhyllis,springingathim.
"Hesaid‘Pax,’"saidBobbie,pullingheraway."Don’tyousee,"shewhisperedasPeterpickedupthebasketandstalkedoutwithit,"he’ssorry,really,onlyhewon’tsayso?Let’ssaywe’resorry."
"It’ssogoodygoody,"saidPhyllis,doubtfully;"hesaidwewerefemalebeasts,andsoftandfrightened—"
"Thenlet’sshowhimwe’renotfrightenedofhimthinkingusgoodygoody,"saidBobbie;"andwe’renotanymorebeaststhanheis."
AndwhenPetercameback,stillwithhischinintheair,Bobbiesaid:—
"We’resorrywetiedyouup,Pete."
"Ithoughtyouwouldbe,"saidPeter,verystiffandsuperior.
Thiswashardtobear.But—
"Well,soweare,"saidBobbie."Nowlethonourbesatisfiedonbothsides."
"IdidcallitPax,"saidPeter,inaninjuredtone.
"ThenletitBEPax,"saidBobbie."Comeon,Phil,let’sgetthetea.Pete,youmightlaythecloth.
