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JOHNNY BLOSSOM
again at the top of the marble steps and was
evidently going to make a speech. All the
children flocked together near the steps, in the
sunshine, and hundreds of childish faces were
upturned towards the speaker. Behind Father,
on the veranda, at the windows, and in the
doorways stood John’s aged friends, among them
Katrina in her bright red dress and Jeremias
the wood-cutter in the mayor’s light coat that
was altogether too small for him. Jeremias
had been to the Kingthorpe woodshed the first
thing, for there was something he understood;
but now he had stationed himself behind Father.
The crippled child sat on the lowest step, his
pockets stuffed full of plums.
John had to stand right beside his father
during the speech. Every word could be heard
even by those on the edge of the crowd:
"Johnny Blossom had permission to invite
all his friends to Kingthorpe today. He was to
ask all who had been kind to him, and it looks
as if he had a great many kind friends. This is
his first birthday since he became heir of
Kingthorpe. Perhaps you think it is an easy thing
to be that — that it means only to shake ripe
fruit into your lap and to live in big, bright
rooms. Johnny Blossom will understand more
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