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"Perhaps she feels that it would be better for David to be-in

different surroundings"

"But Willy! Wednesday night she told

him back to her on Saturday What has happened between Wednesday and

Saturday?"

"Very likely nothing has happened between Wednesday and Saturday But

perhaps she has just made up her mind"

"Ho!" said Dr Lavendar; and after a while he added, "'Um"

Mondayhe went up to the Stuffed Animal House But Mrs Richie

sent word down-stairs that she wasn't well; would he be so kind as to

excuse her and to keep David a little longer Sarah, when she gave the

e, looked as ht

she was just wrapped up in that there boy," she told Maggie; "and yet

she lets hiets ho on with Goliath up the hill to Benja: "Queer! I wish Willy wasn't bottled up; of course he

knohat it means Well; if I wait, she'll explain it herself"

But many days were to pass before Helena made any effort to explain