Let Curdkin 's hat go ! Blow , breezes , blow ! Let him after it go ! O'er hills , dales and rocks , Away be it whirled , Till the silvery locks Are all combed and curled . '' This made her laugh so that she tumbled into a clover-bed , and lay there a minute to get her breath . Just then , as if the playful wind repented of its frolic , the long veil fastened to the hat caught in a blackberry-vine near by , and held the truant fast till Marjorie secured it . `` Now come and see what I am doing , '' said the lady , when she had thanked the child . Marjorie drew near confidingly , and looked down at the wide-spread book before her . She gave a start , and laughed out with surprise and delight ; for there was a lovely picture of her own little home , and her own little self on the door-step , all so delicate , and beautiful , and true , it seemed as if done by magic . `` Oh , how pretty ! There is Rover , and Kitty and the robins , and me ! How could you ever do it , ma'am ? '' said Marjorie , with a wondering glance at the long paint-brush , which had wrought what seemed a miracle to her childish eyes . `` I 'll show you presently ; but tell me , first , if it looks quite right and natural to you . Children sometimes spy out faults that no one else can see , '' answered the lady , evidently pleased with the artless praise her work received . `` It looks just like our house , only more beautiful . Perhaps that is because I know how shabby it really is . That moss looks lovely on the shingles , but the roof leaks . The porch is broken , only the roses hide the place ; and my gown is all faded , though it once was as bright as you have made it . I wish the house and everything would stay pretty forever , as they will in the picture . ''
While XXXXX spoke , the lady had been adding more color to the sketch , and when she looked up , something warmer and brighter than sunshine shone in her face , as she said , so cheerily , it was like a bird 's song to hear her , -- `` It ca n't be summer always , dear , but we can make fair weather for ourselves if we try .
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