12/02/2026 11:33

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Augustus did not come back, and no more was seen of Jake Spoon. He felt he might be sick. July was more and more left with the kind of chores that a boy could handle. Bob had never talked much, but the one thing he did talk about was how much they would get done once the boys got big enough to do their part of the work.

You boys try not to do your learning in my direction. July had to admit that she was unusually helpful. There was a bunch of them but they didn't attack us yet. He had seemed as eager to hear her talk as she had been to hear his.