Or suppose she suddenly discovered that he was growing too big to be shut up ! Jims began to stint himself in eating lest he grew too fast . And then Aunt Augusta worried about his loss of appetite and suggested to Uncle Walter that he should be sent to the country till the hot weather was over . Jims did n't want to go to the country now because his heart was elsewhere . He must eat again , if he grew like a weed . It was all very harassing . Uncle Walter looked at him keenly . `` It seems to me you 're looking pretty fit , Jims . Do you want to go to the country ? '' `` No , please . '' `` Are you happy , Jims ? '' `` Sometimes . '' `` A boy should be happy all the time , Jims . '' `` If I had a mother and someone to play with I would be . '' `` I have tried to be a mother to you , Jims , '' said Aunt Augusta , in an offended tone . Then she addressed Uncle Walter . `` A younger woman would probably understand him better . And I feel that the care of this big place is too much for me . I would prefer to go to my own old home . If you had married long ago , as you should , Walter , James would have had a mother and some cousins to play with .
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