Well, Percy, I wish I were so near that I could tell whether you and
your little sister keep time in your duets. You must practice very
diligently, so that your music will delight your papa when he comes home
again. How much you must love him, all the more fondly because he was in
such peril on the ocean! I hope he will reach his children in safety.
Nightingale Valley is a beautiful name for a wood.
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