Better stay and make yourselves
decent for tea-time. Mamma's love, and she hopes you'll not drive
Uncle John distracted." And he was gone.
"Bother Uncle John!" first muttered Sam (I am sorry to say).
"I can't think what he's come for," sighed Annie.
"To spoil our fun," suggested Johnnie disconsolately.
"To take Sam to school," added Hal, "while I go to sea."
"You don't know that you are going," said Elizabeth. "Papa said
nothing about it."
"Oh! but I know I shall. Admiral Penrose promised."
"You know a great many things that don't happen. You knew Colonel
Carey would give you two sovereigns."
Henry looked as if he could bite.
"Well, I shall finish Purday," said Sam, turning away with a sigh;
"and they shall have him for tea."
"Tea will be no fun!" repeated Annie. "Oh dear! what does Uncle John
come here for?"
"May not he come to be with his brother?" suggested Christabel.
"Oh! but they are grown up," said Annie.
"Can't he have him in London, without coming here to worry us in our
little time!" added Johnnie.
"Perhaps he will not worry you.
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