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The Little House

           

           ’Peter!’theycried,foritwasalwaysthusthathesignalledhisreturn.

           ’Hideher,’theywhispered,andgatheredhastilyaroundWendy.ButTootlesstoodaloof.

           Againcamethatringingcrow,andPeterdroppedinfrontofthem.’Greeting,boys,’hecried,andmechanicallytheysaluted,andthenagainwassilence.

           Hefrowned.

           ’Iamback,’hesaidhotly,’whydoyounotcheer?’

           Theyopenedtheirmouths,butthecheerswouldnotcome.Heoverlookeditinhishastetotelltheglorioustidings.

           ’Greatnews,boys,’hecried,’Ihavebroughtatlastamotherforyouall.’

           Stillnosound,exceptalittlethudfromTootlesashedroppedonhisknees.

           ’Haveyounotseenher?’askedPeter,becomingtroubled.’Sheflewthisway.’

           ’Ahme,’onevoicesaid,andanothersaid,’Oh,mournfulday.’

           Tootlesrose.’Peter,’hesaidquietly,’Iwillshowhertoyou’;andwhentheotherswouldstillhavehiddenherhesaid,’Back,twins,letPetersee.’

           Sotheyallstoodback,andlethimsee,andafterhehadlookedforalittletimehedidnotknowwhattodonext.

           ’Sheisdead,’hesaiduncomfortably.’Perhapssheisfrightenedatbeingdead.’

           Hethoughtofhoppingoffinacomicsortofwaytillhewasoutofsightofher,andthennevergoingnearthespotanymore.Theywouldallhavebeengladtofollowifhehaddonethis.

           Buttherewasthearrow.Hetookitfromherheartandfacedhisband.

           ’Whosearrow?’hedemandedsternly.

           ’Mine,Peter,’saidTootlesonhisknees.

           ’Oh,dastardhand,’Petersaid,andheraisedthearrowtouseitasadagger.

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