Of course , Peter , being a Craig , has his faults , but he 's a smart boy . His father was lazy but his mother has n't a lazy bone in her body , and Peter takes after her . '' `` Uncle Roger says Peter 's father was n't exactly lazy , '' said the Story Girl . `` The trouble was , there were so many other things he liked better than work . '' `` I wonder if he 'll ever come back to his family , '' said Cecily . `` Just think how dreadful it would be if OUR father had left us like that ! '' `` Our father is a King , '' said Felicity loftily , `` and Peter 's father was only a Craig . A member of our family COULD N'T behave like that . '' `` They say there must be a black sheep in every family , '' said the Story Girl . `` There is n't any in ours , '' said Cecily loyally . `` Why do white sheep eat more than black ? '' asked Felix . `` Is that a conundrum ? '' asked Cecily cautiously . `` If it is I wo n't try to guess the reason . I never can guess conundrums . '' `` It is n't a conundrum , '' said Felix . `` It 's a fact . They do -- and there 's a good reason for it . '' We stopped picking apples , sat down on the grass , and tried to reason it out -- with the exception of Dan , who declared that he knew there was a catch somewhere and he was n't going to be caught .
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