“Igrievetosayyouaredeeplymistaken——itismyveryown，“hereturnedwithgreatgravity。Nevertheless，hedrewthecoverletcloseoverhisshoulder。Butherehewasagainattractedbyanotherfaceatthehalf-openeddoor——afreckledone，belongingtoaboyapparentlyayearortwoolderthanthegirl。Hewasviolentlytelegraphingtohertocomeaway，althoughitwasevidentthathewasatthesametimedeeplyinterestedintheguest’stoiletarticles。YetashisbrightgrayeyesandMr。Hamlin’sbrownonesmet，hesuccumbed，asthegirlhad，andwalkeddirectlytothebedside。Buthediditbashfully——asthegirlhadnot。Heevenattemptedadefensiveexplanation。

　　“Shehadn’toughtercomeinhere，andmarwouldn’tlether，andsheknowsit，“hesaidwithsuperiorvirtue。

　　“ButIaskedhertocomeasI’maskingyou，“saidMr。Hamlinpromptly，“anddon’tyougobackonyoursisteroryou’llneverbepresidentoftheUnitedStates。“Withthishelaidhishandontheboy’stowhead，andthen，liftinghimselfonhispillowtoahalf-

　　sittingposture，putanarmaroundeachofthechildren，drawingthemtogether，withthedolloccupyingthecentralpostofhonor。

　　“Now，“continuedMr。Hamlin，albeitinavoicealittlefaintfromtheexertion，“nowthatwe’recomfortabletogetherI’lltellyouthestoryofthegoodlittleboywhobecameapirateinordertosavehisgrandmotherandlittlesisterfrombeingeatenbyawolfatthedoor。“

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