I do hope , now that I 've begun , I 'll keep on till I 'm as tall as father . He is six feet , you know , Miss Lavendar . '' Yes , Miss Lavendar did know ; the flush on her pretty cheeks deepened a little ; she took Paul 's hand on one side and Anne 's on the other and walked to the house in silence . `` Is it a good day for the echoes , Miss Lavendar ? '' queried Paul anxiously . The day of his first visit had been too windy for echoes and Paul had been much disappointed . `` Yes , just the best kind of a day , '' answered Miss Lavendar , rousing herself from her reverie . `` But first we are all going to have something to eat . I know you two folks did n't walk all the way back here through those beechwoods without getting hungry , and Charlotta the Fourth and I can eat any hour of the day ... we have such obliging appetites . So we 'll just make a raid on the pantry . Fortunately it 's lovely and full . I had a presentiment that I was going to have company today and Charlotta the Fourth and I prepared . '' `` I think you are one of the people who always have nice things in their pantry , '' declared Paul . `` Grandma 's like that too . But she does n't approve of snacks between meals . I wonder , '' he added meditatively , `` if I OUGHT to eat them away from home when I know she does n't approve . '' `` Oh , I do n't think she would disapprove after you have had a long walk . That makes a difference , '' said Miss Lavendar , exchanging amused glances with Anne over Paul 's brown curls . `` I suppose that snacks ARE extremely unwholesome . That is why we have them so often at Echo Lodge .
We ... XXXXX the Fourth and I ... live in defiance of every known law of diet .
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