And then he told her the woeful story of how he had been barred out , and she gasped all the time . ` But my mother , ' she said , ' my mother -- ' ` Yes , she would , ' said Peter , ` they are all the same . I dare say she is looking for another one already . ' Maimie said aghast , ' I ca n't believe it . You see , when you went away your mother had none , but my mother has Tony , and surely they are satisfied when they have one . ' Peter replied bitterly , ` You should see the letters Solomon gets from ladies who have six . ' Just then they heard a grating creak , followed by creak , creak , all round the Gardens . It was the Opening of the Gates , and Peter jumped nervously into his boat . He knew Maimie would not come with him now , and he was trying bravely not to cry . But Maimie was sobbing painfully . ` If I should be too late , ' she said in agony , ' O Peter , if she has got another one already ! ' Again he sprang ashore as if she had called him back . ' I shall come and look for you to-night , ' he said , squeezing close , ` but if you hurry away I think you will be in time . ' Then he pressed a last thimble on her sweet little mouth , and covered his face with his hands so that he might not see her go . ` Dear Peter ! ' she cried . ` Dear Maimie ! ' cried the tragic boy . She leapt into his arms , so that it was a sort of fairy wedding , and then she hurried away . Oh , how she hastened to the gates !
Peter , you may be sure , was back in the XXXXX that night as soon as Lock-out sounded , but he found no Maimie , and so he knew she had been in time .
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