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102 JOIINNY BLOSSOM
"It was queer there weren’t more, but none
of the apples would fall in the basket, and they
would whack right down on the ground, and so
they got bruised — and then we ate them, you
see, Mother."
[ " Oh! I am really sorry for Aunt Grenertsen,"
said Mother. "I must see if I can’t find
something good to send her to make up for this. It
was not at all nice of you, John — not at all
kind. Poor Aunt Grenertsen who is so lonely
and has so little of everything!"
Johnny Blossom blinked hard. He began to
feel disgusted with himself. Just think of Aunt
Grenertsen’s being very fond of apples — and of
Mother’s feeling so sorry for her! Suddenly he
rushed from the door. Perhaps Tellef had some
apples left. Not even a core remained of his
own.
Pshaw! At Tellef’s they had eaten all the
apples immediately on Tellef’s arrival with
them.
How trying it was that Aunt Grenertsen
should be so particularly fond of apples! Poor
thing! And besides, she was lonely, Mother had
said, and had very little money. It was too bad.
If he only had something to give her — he
himself. Of course Mother would find some-
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