? ? ? ? "What bark?"
? ? ? ? "The bark I had wrote on to tell you we'd gone pirating. I wish, now, you'd waked up when I kissed you- I do, honest."
? ? ? ? The hard lines in his aunt's face relaxed and a sudden tenderness dawned in her eyes.
? ? ? ? "Did you kiss me, Tom?"
? ? ? ? "Why yes I did."
? ? ? ? "Are you sure you did, Tom?"
? ? ? ? "Why yes I did, auntie- certain sure."
? ? ? ? "What did you kiss me for, Tom?"
? ? ? ? "Because I loved you so, and you laid there moaning and I was so sorry."
? ? ? ? The words sounded like truth. The old lady could not hide a tremor in her voice when she said:
? ? ? ? "Kiss me again, Tom!- and be off with you to school, now, and don't bother me any more."
? ? ? ? The moment he was gone, she ran to a closet and got out the ruin of a jacket which Tom had gone pirating in.
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