[The Big Brother by George Cary Eggleston]@TWC D-Link bookThe Big Brother CHAPTER XV 11/20
Yes, on reflection, I presume I did it, and the man in the moon helped me.
Now I think it was a very thoughtful and helpful thing for anybody to do, so you ought to kiss me for doing it, and when the weather gets clear you must throw a kiss to the man in the moon, too, for his share." And with that he kissed the little housekeeper, and she felt herself abundantly repaid for her work and for the thoughtfulness she had shown.
She was never so happy as when Sam praised her, "because he's such a splendid big brother," she would explain. Tom, seeing that Sam was getting better at last, began to hope for his complete recovery, and the hope made him buoyant of spirit again.
Judie, too, who watched and weighed every symptom in Sam's case, discovered to her delight that he was decidedly better, and the discovery made her as happy as a healthy girl well can be.
Poor Joe seemed to be the only miserable one in the party.
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