asked Dan , using the old name as if he liked it . ` It works capitally in Wyoming . ' ' I shall be proud to do it . Mother and the aunts go every year , and Daisy will come with me . She is my better half still ; and I do n't mean to leave her behind in anything , ' said Demi , with an arm round his sister of whom he was fonder than ever . Dan looked at them wistfully , thinking how sweet it must be to have such a tie ; and his lonely youth seemed sadder than ever as he recalled its struggles . A gusty sigh from Tom made sentiment impossible , as he said pensively : ' I always wanted to be a twin . It 's so sociable and so cosy to have someone glad to lean on a fellow and comfort him , if other girls are cruel . ' As Tom 's unrequited passion was the standing joke of the family , this allusion produced a laugh , which Nan increased by whipping out a bottle of Nux , saying , with her professional air : ' I knew you ate too much lobster for tea . Take four pellets , and your dyspepsia will be all right . Tom always sighs and is silly when he 's overeaten . ' ` I 'll take 'em . These are the only sweet things you ever give me . ' And Tom gloomily crunched his dose . ' `` Who can minister to a mind diseased , or pluck out a rooted sorrow ? '' quoted Josie tragically from her perch on the railing . ` Come with me , Tommy , and I 'll make a man of you . Drop your pills and powders , and cavort round the world a spell , and you 'll soon forget you 've got a heart , or a stomach either , ' said Dan , offering his one panacea for all ills . ` Ship with me , Tom . A good fit of seasickness will set you up , and a stiff north-easter blow your blue-devils away .
XXXXX along as surgeon -- easy berth , and no end of larks . ' '
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