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Patty was right when she called the Barlows a funny family, for their / spirits were irrepressible, and each day, from morning till night was / filled with jokes and absurdities accompanied or followed by gales of / laughter.
But they were heedless, forgetful people, and the whole household showed an / utter lack of systematic management.