. Little helpers . LITTLE HELPERS. 43. he spied a lovely manuscript; large sheets, firm, white, unruledpaper, written upon only on one side. He jumped for it with a joyful exclamation, but stopped assuddenly — had it been thrown down, and missed the basket, or had it fallen, and been neglected forthe moment, because it was hiddenby the desk and basket ? If Mr. Leslie had only beenthere, how quickly these questionscould have been answered! Butalas! he had left home that verymorning, to be gone two days ; andmust a whole precious Saturday belost on account of what was, per-haps, after all, only
. Little helpers . LITTLE HELPERS. 43. he spied a lovely manuscript; large sheets, firm, white, unruledpaper, written upon only on one side. He jumped for it with a joyful exclamation, but stopped assuddenly — had it been thrown down, and missed the basket, or had it fallen, and been neglected forthe moment, because it was hiddenby the desk and basket ? If Mr. Leslie had only beenthere, how quickly these questionscould have been answered! Butalas! he had left home that verymorning, to be gone two days ; andmust a whole precious Saturday belost on account of what was, per-haps, after all, only a needless and foolish scruple ? Then the two Johnnys — you may have observed thatthere are two of you ? — began an argument something likethis : — Johnny No. 1. Youd better not take that thing till youveasked your father about it. It looks to me as if it had merelyfallen from the table. Johnny No. 2. But papa wont be back till Monday morn-ing, and I cant wait. Bobs birthday is next Wednesday, andthe kites only half done now!
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