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The Little House

           Ofcoursehemeanttoleaveroomforchairsandatable.JohnandMichaelwatchedhim.

           ’IsWendyasleep?’theyasked.

           ’Yes.’

           ’John,’Michaelproposed,’letuswakeherandgethertomakesupperforus’;butashesaiditsomeoftheotherboysrushedoncarryingbranchesforthebuildingofthehouse.

           ’Lookatthem!’hecried.

           ’Curly,’saidPeterinhismostcaptainyvoice,’seethattheseboyshelpinthebuildingofthehouse.’

           ’Ay,ay,sir.’

           ’Buildahouse?’exclaimedJohn.

           ’FortheWendy,’saidCurly.

           ’ForWendy?’Johnsaid,aghast.’Why,sheisonlyagirl.’

           ’That,’explainedCurly,’iswhyweareherservants.’

           ’You?Wendy’sservants!’

           ’Yes,’saidPeter,’andyoualso.Awaywiththem.’

           Theastoundedbrothersweredraggedawaytohackandhewandcarry.’Chairsandafenderfirst,’Peterordered.’Thenweshallbuildthehouseroundthem.’

           ’Ay,’saidSlightly,’thatishowahouseisbuilt;itallcomesbacktome.’

           Peterthoughtofeverything.’Slightly,’heordered,’fetchadoctor.’

           ’Ay,ay,’saidSlightlyatonce,anddisappeared,scratchinghishead.ButheknewPetermustbeobeyed,andhereturnedinamoment,wearingJohn’shatandlookingsolemn.

           ’Please,sir,’saidPeter,goingtohim,’areyouadoctor?’

           Thedifferencebetweenhimandtheotherboysatsuchatimewasthattheyknewitwasmake-believe,whiletohimmake-believeandtruewereexactlythesamething.Thissometimestroubledthem,aswhentheyhadtomake-believethattheyhadhadtheirdinners.

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