I gaped in her face once , forgot to feed her , and gave a sigh of relief when I handed her over to her mamma . ' ` Repeat the dose as often as possible , and note the symptoms . I predict that you 'll `` cry for it '' by and by . ' ` Never ! I 'm sure it does n't suit my constitution . ' ` We shall see . Obey orders ! ' sternly . ` Yes , Doctor , ' meekly . Silence reigned for a moment ; then , as if the bone of contention was forgotten in the pleasant recollections called up by familiar objects , Nan said suddenly : ` What fun we used to have in that wood ! Do you remember how you tumbled out of the big nut-tree and nearly broke your collar-bones ? ' ` Do n't I ! and how you steeped me in wormwood till I was a fine mahogany colour , and Aunt Jo wailed over my spoilt jacket , ' laughed Tom , a boy again in a minute . ` And how you set the house afire ? ' ` And you ran off for your band-box ? ' ` Do you ever say `` Thunder-turtles '' now ? ' ` Do people ever call you `` Giddy-gaddy '' ? ' ` Daisy does . Dear thing , I have n't seen her for a week . ' ' I saw Demi this morning , and he said she was keeping house for Mother Bhaer . '
` She always does when Aunt XXXXX gets into a vortex .
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