quot;e  got any family. Only us. And too busy.quot;

    quot; about t mean to put you off, dear, but—quot;

    quot;No! No. S needs a bit of  do it myself for a little  be long. Im going to ... Ive got to do. But Ill be back soon, and Ill take  o do it for long.quot;

    t rust, and urned and smiled at  Mrs. Cooper couldnt say no.

    quot;ell,quot; surning to Mrs. Parry, quot;Im sure it  matter for a day or so. You can ers room, dear. Sralia. S be needing it again.quot;

    quot;t; said ill, and stood up as if o leave.

    quot;But ; said Mrs. Cooper.

    quot;Im going to be staying ; ;Ill pen as I can. Ive got your number. Itll be all rig;

    over and kissed her clumsily.

    quot;Dont ; ;Mrs. Cooper er you better t. And Ill palk to you tomorro;

    tigly unfastened o t door. Mrs. Cooper could see , because ening, but urned, remembering  his hand.

    quot;Good-bye,quot; ;and t;

    quot;illiam,quot; s;I ter is—quot;

    quot;Its a bit complicated,quot; ;but s be any trouble, ly.quot;

    t  ; but someever it  shed never seen a child so implacable.

    urned a ty house.

    tate ical . t garden  a patced some s tering. As ill came around t, Moxie, rose up from e spot under till-living retcing  meoting  his leg.

    ;;

    t. In t of t t ook no notice of ill, and ill didnt look at ice people took, tter.

    ,  in quickly. tened very carefully before putting o y.

    in for Moxie and left o eat in tche men cam