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April brightened into May before David came to live at the Stuffed

Animal House Dr Lavendar had his own reasons for the delay, which he

did not share with anybody, but they resulted in a sort of intier for the child, could not refuse

"He needs clothes," Dr Lavendar put her off; "I can't let hihts"

"Oh, let s"

--Noould have supposed that Dr Lavendar was so deep! To begin

with, he was a man, and an old man, at that; and with never a chick or

a child of his own How did he knohat a child's little clothes are

to a woht-

drawers"

Helena's face fell "I don't kno to sew I thought I could buy

what he needed"

"No; he has enough bought things, but if you will be so kind, erly, and Dr Lavendar said he would bring