Half-Past Seven Stories by Robert Gordon Anderson
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"Oh, oh!" It was all he could say, it was so wonderful. Then he saw another field not far away that was full of particularly bright stars. "I think I know those," he told the Star Lady, "they seem like friends." "Do they? No wonder!" Then she looked at him, her head on one side, and a smile in her eyes. "I won't tell you what they are. I'm going to let _you_ tell _me_." "Oh, I know, I know," he cried, "they're Mother's kind deeds--all she's done for me and Jehosophat and Hepzebiah--and, oh, how many there are!" he added. "Yes indeed, my dear. You never guessed there were so many, did you?" Marmaduke grew very solemn as he replied,-- "But I won't forget now _ever_." From where they stood, the great blue fields rose into a hill. And on the top of the hill was a beautiful star, the largest of all. "And what is that?" the little boy asked his new friend. |
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