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The Happy Home

           

           ’IcomplainofNibs,’hecriedpromptly.

           John,however,hadhelduphishandfirst.

           ’Well,John?’

           ’MayIsitinPeter’schair,asheisnothere?’

           ’Sitinfather’schair,John!’Wendywasscandalised.’Certainlynot.’

           ’Heisnotreallyourfather,’Johnanswered.’Hedidn’tevenknowhowafatherdoestillIshowedhim.’

           Thiswasgrumbling.’WecomplainofJohn,’criedthetwins.

           Tootleshelduphishand.Hewassomuchthehumblestofthem,indeedhewastheonlyhumbleone,thatWendywasspeciallygentlewithhim.

           ’Idon’tsuppose,’Tootlessaiddiffidently,’thatIcouldbefather.’

           ’No,Tootles.’

           OnceTootlesbegan,whichwasnotveryoften,hehadasillywayofgoingon.

           ’AsIcan’tbefather,’hesaidheavily,’Idon’tsuppose,Michael,youwouldletmebebaby?’

           ’No,Iwon’t,’Michaelrappedout.Hewasalreadyinhisbasket.

           ’AsIcan’tbebaby,’Tootlessaid,gettingheavierandheavier,’doyouthinkIcouldbeatwin?’

           ’No,indeed,’repliedthetwins;’it’sawfullydifficulttobeatwin.’

           ’AsIcan’tbeanythingimportant,’saidTootles,’wouldanyofyouliketoseemedoatrick?’

           ’No,’theyallreplied.

           Thenatlasthestopped.’Ihadn’treallyanyhope,’hesaid.

           Thehatefultellingbrokeoutagain.

           ’Slightlyiscoughingonthetable.’

           ’Thetwinsbeganwithmammee-apples.’

           ’Curlyistakingbothtapparollsandyams.’

           ’Nibsisspeakingwithhismouthfull.’

           ’Icomplainofthetwins.’

           ’IcomplainofCurly.’

           ’IcomplainofNibs.

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