Do , now , '' he added , with a persuasive nod toward the couch , and a boyish relish in stirring up his lazy brother . After some urging , Mamma consented to go to her room for forty winks , leaving Jack in the care of Frank , begging him to be as quiet as possible if the dear boy wished to sleep , and to amuse him if he did not . Being worn out , Mrs. Minot lengthened her forty winks into a three hours ' nap , and as the `` dear boy '' scorned repose , Mr. Frank had his hands full while on guard . `` I 'll read to you . Here 's Watt , Arkwright , Fulton , and a lot of capital fellows , with pictures that will do your heart good . Have a bit , will you ? '' asked the new nurse , flapping the leaves invitingly . -- for Frank had a passion for such things , and drew steam-engines all over his slate , as Tommy Traddles drew hosts of skeletons when low in his spirits . `` I do n't want any of your old boilers and stokers and whirligigs . I 'm tired of reading , and want something regularly jolly , '' answered Jack , who had been chasing white buffaloes with `` The Hunters of the West , '' till he was a trifle tired and fractious . `` Play cribbage , euchre , anything you like ; '' and Frank obligingly disinterred himself from under the folios , feeling that it was hard for a fellow to lie flat a whole week . `` No fun ; just two of us . Wish school was over , so the boys would come in ; doctor said I might see them now . '' `` They 'll be along by and by , and I 'll hail them . Till then , what shall we do ? I 'm your man for anything , only put a name to it . '' `` Just wish I had a telegraph or a telephone , so I could talk to Jill . Would n't it be fun to pipe across and get an answer ! '' `` I 'll make either you say ; '' and Frank looked as if trifles of that sort were to be had for the asking . `` Could you , really ? ''
`` We 'll start the telegraph first , then you can send things over if you like , '' said XXXXX , prudently proposing the surest experiment .
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