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The Other Side of the Wall
MontmorencyandallthelittleMontmorencyswent,too,thoughlessoften.Heseemedparticularlyfondofthetwoelderlittlegirls—theJanetandNorawhohadbeensoalarmedwhentheirsmallbrotherDonaldhadgivenSarahissixpence.Hehad,infact,averytenderplaceinhisheartforallchildren,andparticularlyforlittlegirls.JanetandNorawereasfondofhimashewasofthem,andlookedforwardwiththegreatestpleasuretotheafternoonswhentheywereallowedtocrossthesquareandmaketheirwell-behavedlittlevisitstohim.Theywereextremelydecorouslittlevisitsbecausehewasaninvalid.
"Heisapoorthing,"saidJanet,"andhesayswecheerhimup.Wetrytocheerhimupveryquietly."
Janetwastheheadofthefamily,andkepttherestofitinorder.ItwasshewhodecidedwhenitwasdiscreettoasktheIndiangentlemantotellstoriesaboutIndia,anditwasshewhosawwhenhewastiredanditwasthetimetostealquietlyawayandtellRamDasstogotohim.TheywereveryfondofRamDass.HecouldhavetoldanynumberofstoriesifhehadbeenabletospeakanythingbutHindustani.TheIndiangentleman’srealnamewasMr.Carrisford,andJanettoldMr.Carrisfordabouttheencounterwiththelittle-girl-who-was-not-a-beggar.Hewasverymuchinterested,andallthemoresowhenheheardfromRamDassoftheadventureofthemonkeyontheroof.
