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Peter’s Goat

           Hegaveherquiteanumberofthimbles,andthenadelightfulideacameintohishead!“Maimie,”hesaid,“willyoumarryme?”

           Now,strangetotell,thesameideahadcomeatexactlythesametimeintoMaimie’shead.“Ishouldliketo,”sheanswered,“butwillthereberoominyourboatfortwo?”

           “Ifyousqueezeclose,”hesaideagerly.

           “Perhapsthebirdswouldbeangry?”

           Heassuredherthatthebirdswouldlovetohaveher,thoughIamnotsocertainofitmyself.Alsothattherewereveryfewbirdsinwinter.“Ofcoursetheymightwantyourclothes,”hehadtoadmitratherfalteringly.

           Shewassomewhatindignantatthis.

           “Theyarealwaysthinkingoftheirnests,”hesaidapologetically,“andtherearesomebitsofyou”hestrokedthefuronherpelisse“thatwouldexcitethemverymuch.”

           “Theysha’n’thavemyfur,”shesaidsharply.

           “No,”hesaid,stillfondlingit,however,“no!Oh,Maimie,”hesaidrapturously,“doyouknowwhyIloveyou?Itisbecauseyouarelikeabeautifulnest.”

           Somehowthismadeheruneasy.“Ithinkyouarespeakingmorelikeabirdthanaboynow,”shesaid,holdingback,andindeedhewasevenlookingratherlikeabird.“Afterall,”shesaid,“youareonlyaBetwixt-and-Between.”Butithurthimsomuchthatsheimmediatelyadded,“Itmustbeadeliciousthingtobe.”

           “Comeandbeonethen,dearMaimie,”heimploredher,andtheysetofffortheboat,foritwasnowverynearOpen-Gatetime.“Andyouarenotabitlikeanest,”hewhisperedtopleaseher.

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