He won't send me back for just
once. Mickey, Peter has got 'a deaf ear.' He _said_ he had! He ain't goin'
to hear it when I slip a swearin's, an' Mickey, I am tryin'! Honest I'm
tryin' jus' as hard, Mickey!"
Mickey turned a despairing face toward Peter.
"Just like she says," assured Peter. "We've all got our faults. You'll
have to forgive her Mickey."
"Me? Of course!" conceded Mickey. "But what about you? You don't want your
nice little children to hear bad words."
"Well," said Peter, "don't make too much of it! It's likely there are no
words she can say that my children don't know. Just ignore and forget it!
She won't do it often. I'm sure she won't!"
"Are you sure you won't, Miss?" demanded Mickey.
"Sure!" said Peaches, and in an effort to change the subject: "Mickey, is
that cow out there yet?"
"No. Junior took her back to the barnyard."
"Mickey, I ain't going to put a cow on my book; but I want to see her
again, away off. Mickey, take me where I can see. You said last night you
would.
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