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           Eveninthemiddleofwhattheyweresayingtheywouldbegintoflutter;itwasnotsomuchthattheymeanttodanceasthattheslightestthingsetthemgoing,suchassittinginadraught;andDavidfoundhecouldblowthemabouttheroomlikepiecesofpaper.YoucouldseebytheshortnessofJosy’sdressthatshewasveryyoungindeed,andatfirstthismadehimshy,ashealwaysiswhenintroducedformallytolittlegirls,andhestoodsuckinghisthumb,andsodidshe,butsoonthestiffnessworeoffandtheysattogetheronthesofa,holdingeachother’shands.

           Allthistimetheharlequinwasrotatinglikeabeautifulfish,andDavidrequestedhimtojumpthroughthewall,atwhichheissuchanadept,andfirsthesaidhewould,andthenhesaidbetternot,forthelasttimehediditthepeopleinthenexthousehadmadesuchafuss.Davidhadtoadmitthatitmustberatherstartlingtothepeopleontheothersideofthewall,buthewassorry.

           Bythistimeteawasready,andJosy,whopouredout,rememberedtoaskifyoutookmilkwithjustonedropofteainit,exactlyashermotherwouldhaveasked.Therewasnothingtoeat,ofcourse,exceptsausages,butwhatanumberofthemtherewere!hundredsatleast,stringsofsausages,andeverynowandthenJoeyjumpedupandplayedskippingropewiththem.Davidhadbeentaughtnottolookgreedy,eventhoughhefeltgreedy,andhewasshockedtoseethewayinwhichJoeyandoldJoeyandevenJosyeyedthesausagestheyhadgivenhim.