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I was very glad I had been warned, for there was a terrible noise out in the street that I afterward learned was caused by young creatures called children, shouting and calling to each other. Then the front door slammed and there was quiet.
Presently two very calm young beings-for Mrs. Martin would allow no shouting in her dining-room-came in, a boy and a girl.