The big kettle was selected, and they all began to pick blueberries as fast as they could, telling Henry meanwhile all about the wonderful dump. At last the tablecloth² was spread and Henry unwrapped his parcels before the whole excited family.

 

"I bought some more brown bread," he said, producing the loaves, "and some more milk—in the same little store where I went yesterday. It's kept by a little old man, and it's called a Delicatessen Shop. He has everything in his store to eat. I bought some dried beef because we can eat it in our fingers. And I bought a big bone for the dog."

 

"His name is Watch," Jess interrupted.

 

"All right," said Henry, accepting the name. "I bought a bone for Watch."

 

Watch fell on the bone as if he were famished³, which indeed he nearly was.

 

It was a rapturous moment when Jess poured the yellow milk into four cups or bowls, and each child proceeded to crumble⁴ the brown bread into it with a liberal scattering⁵ of blueberries. And then when they ate it with spoons! Nobody was able to speak a word for several minutes.

 

Then Henry began slowly to tell his tale.

 

"I earned a dollar just this morning," he began proudly. "I walked along the first shady street I came to—nice houses, you know. And there was a fellow out mowing⁶ his own lawn. He's a nice fellow, too, I can tell you—a young doctor." Henry paused to chew blissfully.

 

"He was pretty hot," Henry went on. "And just as I came to the gate, his telephone rang. I heard it, and called after him and asked if he didn't want me to finish up."

 

"And he said he did!" cried Jess.

 

"Yes. He said, 'For goodness' sake, yes!'" Henry answered smiling. "You see, he wasn't used to it. So I

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