Мэри Поппинс
East Wind
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And,ofcourse,besidesthesetherewasKatieNanna,whodoesn’treallydeservetocomeintothebookatallbecause,atthetimeIamspeakingof,shehadjustleftNumberSeventeen.
"Withoutbyyourleaveorawordofwarning.AndwhatamItodo?"saidMrs.Banks.
"Advertise,mydear,"saidMr.Banks,puttingonhisshoes."AndIwishRobertsonAywouldgowithoutawordofwarning,forhehasagainpolishedonebootandlefttheotheruntouched.Ishalllookverylopsided."
"That,"saidMrs.Banks,"isnotoftheleastimportance.Youhaven’ttoldmewhatI’mtodoaboutKatieNanna."
"Idon’tseehowyoucandoanythingabouthersinceshehasdisappeared,"repliedMr.Banks,"Butifitwereme—ImeanI—well,IshouldgetsomebodytoputintheMorningPaperthenewsthatJaneandMichaelandJohnandBarbaraBanks(tosaynothingoftheirMother)requirethebestpossibleNannieatthelowestpossiblewageandatonce.ThenIshouldwaitandwatchfortheNanniestoqueueupoutsidethefrontgate,andIshouldgetverycrosswiththemforholdingupthetrafficandmakingitnecessaryformetogivethepolicemanashillingforputtinghimtosomuchtrouble.NowImustbeoff.Whew,it’sascoldastheNorthPole.Whichwayisthewindblowing?"
Andashesaidthat,Mr.BankspoppedhisheadoutofthewindowandlookeddowntheLanetoAdmiralBoom’shouseatthecorner.ThiswasthegrandesthouseintheLane,andtheLanewasveryproudofitbecauseitwasbuiltexactlylikeaship.Therewasaflagstaffinthegarden,andontheroofwasagiltweathercockshapedlikeatelescope.
