right. The doctor said as long as you came to get it, you could have it,” said the nurse. it's an “All “But obstinate case.” little grandson, he sit up there in the house all wrapped up, waiting by himself,” Phoenix went on. “My is the only two left in the world. He suffer and it don't seem to put him back at all. He got a sweet “We look. He going to last. He wear a little patch-quilt and peep out, holding his mouth open like a little bird. I remembers so plain now. I not going to forget him again, no, the whole enduring time. I could tell him from all the others in creation.” right.” The nurse was trying to hush her now. She brought her a bottle of medicine. she “All “Charity,” said, making a check mark in a book. Old Phoenix held the bottle close to her eyes, and then carefully put it into her pocket. thank you,” she said. “I Christmas time, Grandma,” said the attendant. I give you a few pennies out of my purse?” “It's “Could pennies is a nickel,” said Phoenix stiffly. “Five a nickel,” said the attendant. “Here's Phoenix rose carefully and held out her hand. She received the nickel and then fished the other nickel out of her pocket and laid it beside the new one. She stared at her palm closely, with her head on one side. Then she gave a tap with her cane on the floor. is what come to me to do,” she said. going to the “This “I store and buy my child a little windmill they sells, made out of paper. He going to find it hard to believe there such a thing in the world. I'll march myself back where he waiting, holding it straight up in this hand.” She lifted her free hand, gave a little nod, turned around, and walked out of the doctor's office. Then her slow step began on the stairs, going down.
“All right. The doctor said as long as you came to get it, you could have it,” said the nurse. “But it's an obstinate case.” “My little grandson, he sit up there in the house all wrapped up, waiting by himself,” Phoenix went on. “We is the only two left in the world. He suffer and it don't seem to put him back at all. He got a sweet look. He going to last. He wear a little patch-quilt and peep out, holding his mouth open like a little bird. I remembers so plain now. I not going to forget him again, no, the whole enduring time. I could tell him from all the others in creation.” “All right.” The nurse was trying to hush her now. She brought her a bottle of medicine. “Charity,” she said, making a check mark in a book. Old Phoenix held the bottle close to her eyes, and then carefully put it into her pocket. “I thank you,” she said. “It's Christmas time, Grandma,” said the attendant. “Could I give you a few pennies out of my purse?” “Five pennies is a nickel,” said Phoenix stiffly. “Here's a nickel,” said the attendant. Phoenix rose carefully and held out her hand. She received the nickel and then fished the other nickel out of her pocket and laid it beside the new one. She stared at her palm closely, with her head on one side. Then she gave a tap with her cane on the floor. “This is what come to me to do,” she said. “I going to the store and buy my child a little windmill they sells, made out of paper. He going to find it hard to believe there such a thing in the world. I'll march myself back where he waiting, holding it straight up in this hand.” She lifted her free hand, gave a little nod, turned around, and walked out of the doctor's office. Then her slow step began on the stairs, going down.
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