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"Yes," Dr Lavendar told him cheerfully

"But if she is his sister," the little boy reasoned, "why didn't she

kiss hiave me forty kisses"

"Just forty?" Dr Lavendar inquired, looking at the child over his

spectacles

David was silent for a moment, then he said, earnestly: "I never

counted But Janey, she always said 'forty kisses'" His whole face

quivered A very large tear gathered, trembled, then rolled over; he

held his hands together under the lap-robe and looked the other way;

then he raised one shoulder and rubbed his cheek against it

"I guess Janey was a pretty nice sister," Dr Lavendar said

David's hands tightened; he looked up speechless, into the kind old

face

"David," said Dr Lavendar in a business-like way, "would youfor ?" said David "Oh, my!" His cheeks et but his eyes

shone "I don't mind, sir I'd just as lieves as not!"