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s that so?" said Bob, and with mischief in his eyes, he began to rock the boat from side to side. "You villain!" cried Patty, rudely stirred from her calm enjoyment; "take that!" She dashed light sprays of water at him from over the side of the boat, and he returned by cleverly sprinkling a few drops on her from the blade of his oar. "Why did you want to kick up a bobbery, when everything was so nice and peaceful?" she said, reproachfully. "I shall always kick up a bobbery," he returned, calmly, "when you put on that romantic, sentimental air." "I didn't put on any sentimental air! I was just enjoying the dreamy spirit of the lake." "Thank you! That's the same as saying my society makes you sleepy." "Nothing of the sort. And anyway, the dreamy mood has passed." "Yes, I intended it should. Now, let's sing." "All right; what?" "The 'Little Kibosh,' I think. That's a good song to row by." The young people at Cromarty Manor had already composed several songs which seemed to them choicest gems of musical composition. As a rule Patty and Bob made up the words, while Mabel and Sinclair arranged the tunes. Sometimes the airs were adapted from well-known songs, and sometimes they were entirely original. "The Little Kibosh" was one of their favourite nonsense songs, and now Patty and Bob sang it in unison as they rowed slowly about on the lake. "It was ever so many years ago, On a prairie by the sea; A little Kibosh I used to know By the name of Hoppity Lee. His hair was as green as the driven snow, And his cheeks were as blue as tea. "'Twas just about night, or nearly noon When Hoppity Lee and I Decided to go for a sail to the moon, At least, as far as the sky. But instead of taking the Big Balloon, sailed in a pumpkin pie. "Dear little Hoppity Lee and I Were happy and glad and gay; But the Dog Star came out as we passed by, And began to bark and bay. And the little Kibosh fell out of the pie, And into the Milky Way! "I fished and fished for a year and a week For dear little Hoppity Lee; And at last I heard a small faint squeak From the place where he used to
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