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East Wind
"Ha!"saidMr.Banks,drawinginhisheadveryquickly."Admiral’stelescopesaysEastWind.Ithoughtasmuch.Thereisfrostinmybones.Ishallweartwoovercoats."Andhekissedhiswifeabsent-mindedlyononesideofhernoseandwavedtothechildrenandwentawaytotheCity.
Now,theCitywasaplacewhereMr.Bankswenteveryday—exceptSundays,ofcourse,andBankHolidays—andwhilehewastherehesatonalargechairinfrontofalargedeskandmademoney.Alldaylongheworked,cuttingoutpenniesandshillingsandhalf-crownsandthreepenny-bits.Andhebroughtthemhomewithhiminhislittleblackbag.SometimeshewouldgivesometoJaneandMichaelfortheirmoney-boxes,andwhenhecouldn’tspareanyhewouldsay,"TheBankisbroken,"andtheywouldknowhehadn’tmademuchmoneythatday.
Well,Mr.Bankswentoffwithhisblackbag,andMrs.Bankswentintothedrawing-roomandsattherealldaylongwritingletterstothepapersandbeggingthemtosendsomeNanniestoheratonceasshewaswaiting;andupstairsintheNursery,JaneandMichaelwatchedatthewindowandwonderedwhowouldcome.TheyweregladKatieNannahadgone,fortheyhadneverlikedher.Shewasoldandfatandsmeltofbarley-water.Anything,theythought,wouldbebetterthanKatieNanna—ifnotmuchbetter.
WhentheafternoonbegantodieawaybehindthePark,Mrs.BrillandEllencametogivethemtheirsupperandtobaththeTwins.AndaftersupperJaneandMichaelsatatthewindowwatchingforMr.
