. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . of feet down to the he disappeared—and I do not know where he is. ButI shall search the whole world over till I find him. Andthen—woe to him! So saying, he put his hand on the blind mans shoulderand bade them all good-by. They gave him a few wildherbs to put into his blouse for luncheon—it was all theyhad for food. And then he went on his way, singing allsorts of promises to them as he went on down the hill. As he walked along the shabby road, he came to otherhouses, broken down and unpainted, all tangled in highweeds and matted vines. Each house
. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . of feet down to the he disappeared—and I do not know where he is. ButI shall search the whole world over till I find him. Andthen—woe to him! So saying, he put his hand on the blind mans shoulderand bade them all good-by. They gave him a few wildherbs to put into his blouse for luncheon—it was all theyhad for food. And then he went on his way, singing allsorts of promises to them as he went on down the hill. As he walked along the shabby road, he came to otherhouses, broken down and unpainted, all tangled in highweeds and matted vines. Each house was poorer than thelast; each one more deserted than the other. And from eachof them trooped little groups of blind folk, groping in dark-ness, to question him and to complain to him of their hardfate. All along his way he met the sight of their tears and PETERKIN PROMISES 8i heard the sound of their weeping. But wherever he went,Peterkin gave the same promise of happiness within fourdays and left a smile of hope behind J// pr^.rr
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