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           "Andthedear,darling,duckybaby,"saidBobbie;"itletmenurseitforagesandages—anditWASsogood.Mother,Iwishwehadababytoplaywith."

           "Andeverybodywassonicetous,"saidPhyllis,"everybodywemet.Andtheysaywemayfishwheneverwelike.AndBillisgoingtoshowusthewaynexttimehe’sintheseparts.Hesayswedon’tknowreally."

           "HesaidYOUdidn’tknow,"saidPeter;"but,Mother,hesaidhe’dtellallthebargeesupanddownthecanalthatwewerethereal,rightsort,andtheyweretotreatuslikegoodpals,aswewere."

           "SothenIsaid,"Phyllisinterrupted,"we’dalwayseachweararedribbonwhenwewentfishingbythecanal,sothey’dknowitwasUS,andwewerethereal,rightsort,andbenicetous!"

           "Soyou’vemadeanotherlotoffriends,"saidMother;"firsttherailwayandthenthecanal!"

           "Oh,yes,"saidBobbie;"Ithinkeveryoneintheworldisfriendsifyoucanonlygetthemtoseeyoudon’twanttobeUN-friends."

           "Perhapsyou’reright,"saidMother;andshesighed."Come,Chicks.It’sbedtime."

           "Yes,"saidPhyllis."Ohdear—andwewentuptheretotalkaboutwhatwe’ddoforPerks’sbirthday.Andwehaven’ttalkedasinglethingaboutit!"

           "Nomorewehave,"saidBobbie;"butPeter’ssavedReginaldHorace’slife.Ithinkthat’saboutgoodenoughforoneevening