Come in and tell us what good fairy has been at work while we were gone.

Or is it because absence sharpens our eyes, that we find such pleasant changes when we come back ?' said Mrs Jo, patting the sofa on either side, while the Professor forgot his piles of letters to admire the pleasing prospect of his wife in a bower of arms, as the boys sat down beside her, smiling affectionately, but feeling a little guilty; for till now 'Mum' and 'Vater' knew every event in their boyish lives.
'Oh, it's only because Bobby and I have been alone so much; we are sort of twins.

I stir him up a bit, and he steadies me a great deal.

You and father do the same, you know.

Nice plan.