`` It will be so lonesome here this winter , with you and Peter both gone . Oh , dear , I do wish things did n't have to change . '' Felicity said nothing . She kept looking down at the grass on which she sat , absently pulling at the slender blades . Presently we saw two big tears roll down over her cheeks . The Story Girl looked surprised . `` Are you crying because I 'm going away , Felicity ? '' she asked . `` Of course I am , '' answered Felicity , with a big sob . `` Do you think I 've no f-f-eeling ? '' `` I did n't think you 'd care much , '' said the Story Girl frankly . `` You 've never seemed to like me very much . '' `` I d-don ' t wear my h-heart on my sleeve , '' said poor Felicity , with an attempt at dignity . `` I think you m-might stay . Your father would let you s-stay if you c-coaxed him . '' `` Well , you see I 'd have to go some time , '' sighed the Story Girl , `` and the longer it was put off the harder it would be . But I do feel dreadfully about it . I ca n't even take poor Paddy . I 'll have to leave him behind , and oh , I want you all to promise to be kind to him for my sake . '' We all solemnly assured her that we would .
`` I 'll g-give him cream every m-morning and n-night , '' sobbed Felicity , `` but I 'll never be able to look at him without XXXXX .
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