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things. I gave him everything I made in school | things. I gave him everything I made in school | ||
and one day something happened which made a | and one day something happened which made a | ||
deep impression upon me | deep impression upon me. We were driving home to | ||
the country in the automobile | the country in the automobile [[^one late afternoon]] and as we came | ||
to the city house with the long stone steps where | to the city house with the long stone steps where | ||
Grandfather and Grandmother lived, with Bertha | Grandfather and Grandmother lived, with Bertha | ||
and Augusta to cook the meals and answer the | and Augusta to cook the meals and answer the | ||
door, Mother decided that I should run up and | door, [[crossed out: they]] Mother decided that I should run up and | ||
say good night to Grandfather to whom I had | say good night to Grandfather to whom I had | ||
just given the book about Whittier which I had | just given the book about Whittier which I had | ||
made in school. | made in school. He was in his usual place [[^in the rocker]] by | ||
the window. The lamps had not been lighted and | the window. The lamps had not been lighted and | ||
his beard and hair were white against the wall | his beard and hair were white against the wall | ||
in shadow. I stopped in the doorway for fear | in shadow. I stopped in the doorway for fear | ||
of startling him. "Grandfather, we | of startling him. "Grandfather, we just stopped | ||
a moment on our way home, so that I could | a moment on our way home, so that I could | ||
say good-night to you." He did not motion to | say good-night to you." He did not motion to | ||
me to climb up on his knee, as he usually did; | me to climb up on his knee, as he usually did; | ||
instead, he | instead, he rose slowly to his feet and thanked | ||
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tell us how generous and how dashing he used to be and what amusing ways he found for saying things. I gave him everything I made in school and one day something happened which made a deep impression upon me. We were driving home to the country in the automobile ^one late afternoon and as we came to the city house with the long stone steps where Grandfather and Grandmother lived, with Bertha and Augusta to cook the meals and answer the door, crossed out: they Mother decided that I should run up and say good night to Grandfather to whom I had just given the book about Whittier which I had made in school. He was in his usual place ^in the rocker by the window. The lamps had not been lighted and his beard and hair were white against the wall in shadow. I stopped in the doorway for fear of startling him. "Grandfather, we just stopped a moment on our way home, so that I could say good-night to you." He did not motion to me to climb up on his knee, as he usually did; instead, he rose slowly to his feet and thanked