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102 JOIINNY BLOSSOM
any bringing up, of course they shook hands
with you as with everybody else."
"No. Nobody stood on the table but me,"
said Johnny Blossom. "And they didn’t shake
hands with any one else either; and that is as
true — as true" —
"Humph! It’s very likely that they paid
their respects to such a great man as you!"
said Olea.
" My uncle the Admiral made a speech about
me, too," continued Johnny Blossom.
"The boy is crazy," said Olea, knitting on in
unbroken calm.
"What did Uncle say?" asked Asta.
"He said — he said — that I must fill the
station with honor; I didn’t understand exactly
what that meant, but he said it because I am to
have Kingthorpe. But I will not live there;
they may all be sure of that."
"He is crazy as a loon!" said Olea. But Lisa
the nursemaid was more interested.
"You are to have Kingthorpe, did you say?"
"Yes, my uncle the Admiral said so; he
read it from a great big paper — he read out
my whole name. John Christopher Winkel
Blossom, he read; and that is as true — as
true"—
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