`` Do you always go in and out like a cat , uncle ? '' asked Rose , much amused at his odd ways . `` I used to sneak out of my window when I was a boy , so I need not disturb the aunts , and now I rather like it , for it 's the shortest road , and it keeps me limber when I have no rigging to climb . Good-bye till breakfast . '' And away he went down the water-spout , over the roof , and vanished among the budding honey-suckles below . `` Ai n't he a funny guardeen ? '' exclaimed Phebe , as she went off with the cups . `` He is a very kind one , I think , '' answered Rose , following , to prowl round the big boxes and try to guess which was hers . When her uncle appeared at sound of the bell , he found her surveying with an anxious face a new dish that smoked upon the table . `` Got a fresh trouble , Rosy ? '' he asked , stroking her smooth head . `` Uncle , are you going to make me eat oatmeal ? '' asked Rose , in a tragic tone . `` Do n't you like it ? '' `` I de-test it ! '' answered Rose , with all the emphasis which a turned-up nose , a shudder , and a groan could give to the three words . `` You are not a true Scotchwoman , if you do n't like the ` parritch . ' It 's a pity , for I made it myself , and thought we 'd have such a good time with all that cream to float it in . Well , never mind . '' And he sat down with a disappointed air .
Rose had XXXXX up her mind to be obstinate about it , because she did heartily `` detest '' the dish ; but as Uncle Alec did not attempt to make her obey , she suddenly changed her mind and thought she would .
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