If you could only tell them how careful she has to be handled, and taken
care of, and how strangers and many around would be bad for her----"
"Mickey, the minute they see the shape things are in here, it will give
them the chance they are after, so they will begin that very thing," she
said.
"I know it," conceded Mickey. "That's why I'd put them off if I could,
'til we were fixed and quiet again. But at _that_, their chance isn't so
grand. This isn't worrying Lily any. She saw all of it happen, she knows
what's going on. What I want, dearest lady, is for you to get on the job,
and spunk up to them, just like you did about Junior going away. I didn't
think you'd get through with that, and I know Peter didn't; but you _did_,
fine! Now if you and Peter would have a little private understanding and
engineer this visit that I scent in the air, so that when you see they are
going to offer pressing invitations to take Lily, and to take me, and put
me at work that I wasn't born to do; if you'd only have a receiver out,
and when your wires warn you what's coming down the line, first and
beforehand, _calm_ and _plain_, fix things so the nix wouldn't even be
needed; do you get me, dearest Mother Harding, do you see?"
"That I do!" said Mrs.
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