demanded Geordie , bouncing in his seat with impatience . `` Sometime on Monday . '' `` Heart alive ! what is the boy talking about ? '' cried the old lady from behind the tall urn , which left little to be seen but the topmost bow of her cap . `` Does n't auntie know ? '' asked a chorus of voices . `` No ; and that 's the best of the joke , for she is desperately fond of it . '' `` What colour is it ? '' asked Rose , joining in the fun . `` Blue and brown . '' `` Is it good to eat ? '' asked Jamie . `` Some people think so , but I should n't like to try it , '' answered Charlie , laughing so he split his tea . `` Who does it belong to ? '' put in Steve . Archie and the Prince stared at one another rather blankly for a minute , then Archie answered with a twinkle of the eye that made Charlie explode again , `` To Grandfather Campbell . '' This was a poser , and they gave up the puzzle , though Jamie confided to Rose that he did not think he could live till Monday without knowing what this remarkable thing was . Soon after tea the Clan departed , singing `` All the blue bonnets are over the border , '' at the tops of their voices . `` Well , dear , how do you like your cousins ? ''
XXXXX Aunt Plenty , as the last pony frisked round the corner and the din died away .
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