A JOURNEY TO NATURE 



have heard us on the floor below and wondered. 

 After he had said his prayers in his night-gown, 

 he asked me if I wasn t going to say mine, and 

 I think I blushed. Just before he went to sleep, 

 he put his arm softly over to see if I was there, 

 and then said tremulously, &quot; Papa, are you going 



away in the morning ? &quot; I turned over, kissed 

 him on the cheek, and with that utter imbecility 

 that is pristine, I said, &quot; Charlie, if you love me 

 as I love you, no knife can cut our love in two.&quot; 



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