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"Don't come in here botherin' me," said the cook, intolerantly. "What with your mother bein' away on a visit, an' your father comin' home soon to lunch, I have enough on my mind -- and that without bein' bothered with _you_. The kitchen is no place for little boys, anyhow. Run away, and don't be interferin' with my work. " She frowned and made a grand pretence of being deep in herculean labors; but Jimmie did not run away.
"Now -- they're goin' to have a picnic," he said, half audibly.