A Morning Adventure

           Althoughthemorningwasraw,andalthoughthefogstillseemedheavyIsayseemed,forthewindowsweresoencrustedwithdirtthattheywouldhavemademidsummersunshinedimIwassufficientlyforewarnedofthediscomfortwithindoorsatthatearlyhourandsufficientlycuriousaboutLondontothinkitagoodideaonthepartofMissJellybywhensheproposedthatweshouldgooutforawalk."Mawon’tbedownforeversolong,"shesaid,"andthenit’sachanceifbreakfast’sreadyforanhourafterwards,theydawdleso.AstoPa,hegetswhathecanandgoestotheoffice.Heneverhaswhatyouwouldcallaregularbreakfast.Priscillaleaveshimouttheloafandsomemilk,whenthereisany,overnight.Sometimesthereisn’tanymilk,andsometimesthecatdrinksit.ButI’mafraidyoumustbetired,MissSummerson,andperhapsyouwouldrathergotobed.""Iamnotatalltired,mydear,"saidI,"andwouldmuchprefertogoout.""Ifyou’resureyouwould,"returnedMissJellyby,"I’llgetmythingson."Adasaidshewouldgotoo,andwassoonastir.ImadeaproposaltoPeepy,indefaultofbeingabletodoanythingbetterforhim,thatheshouldletmewashhimandafterwardslayhimdownonmybedagain.Tothishesubmittedwiththebestgracepossible,staringatmeduringthewholeoperationasifheneverhadbeen,andnevercouldagainbe,soastonishedinhislifelookingverymiserablealso,certainly,butmakingnocomplaint,andgoingsnuglytosleepassoonasitwasover.

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