Going below ? All right , steady in the gangway ! I 'll be along by the time you 've got out the cake-box . Last chance for a good old lunch ashore . ' Mrs Jo descended laughing , and Emil finished his ship whistling cheerfully , neither dreaming when and where this little chat on the house-top would return to the memory of one of them . Dan was harder to catch , and not until evening did a quiet moment come in that busy family ; when , while the rest were roaming about , Mrs Jo sat down to read in the study , and presently Dan looked in at the window . ` Come and rest after your long tramp ; you must be tired , ' she called , with an inviting nod towards the big sofa where so many boys had reposed -- as much as that active animal ever does . ` Afraid I shall disturb you ' ; but Dan looked as if he wanted to stay his restless feet somewhere . ` Not a bit ; I 'm always ready to talk , should n't be a woman if I were not , ' laughed Mrs Jo , as Dan swung himself in and sat down with an air of contentment very pleasant to see . ` Last day is over , yet somehow I do n't seem to hanker to be off . Generally , I 'm rather anxious to cut loose after a short stop . Odd , ai n't it ? ' asked Dan , gravely picking grass and leaves out of his hair and beard ; for he had been lying on the grass , thinking many thoughts in the quiet summer night . ` Not at all ; you are beginning to get civilized . It 's a good sign , and I 'm glad to see it , ' answered Mrs Jo promptly . ` You 've had your swing , and want a change . Hope the farming will give it to you , though helping the Indians pleases me more : it is so much better to work for others than for one 's self alone . ' ` So 't is , ' assented Dan heartily . ' I seem to want to root somewhere and have folks of my own to take care of . Tired of my own company , I suppose , now I 've seen so much better .
I 'm a rough , ignorant lot , and I 've been XXXXX maybe I 've missed it loafing round creation , instead of going in for education as the other chaps did .
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