{"product_id":"2940013787964","title":"MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I. MOTHER CAREY HERSELF\u003cbr\u003e     II. THE CHICKENS\u003cbr\u003e    III. THE COMMON DENOMINATOR\u003cbr\u003e     IV. THE BROKEN CIRCLE\u003cbr\u003e      V. HOW ABOUT JULIA?\u003cbr\u003e     VI. NANCY'S IDEA\u003cbr\u003e    VII. \"OLD BEASTS INTO NEW\"\u003cbr\u003e   VIII. THE KNIGHT OF BEULAH CASTLE\u003cbr\u003e     IX. GILBERT'S EMBASSY\u003cbr\u003e      X. THE CAREYS' FLITTING\u003cbr\u003e     XI. THE SERVICE ON THE THRESHOLD\u003cbr\u003e    XII. COUSIN ANN\u003cbr\u003e   XIII. THE PINK OF PERFECTION\u003cbr\u003e    XIV. WAYS AND MEANS\u003cbr\u003e     XV. BELONGING TO BEULAH\u003cbr\u003e    XVI. THE POST-BAG\u003cbr\u003e   XVII. JACK OF ALL TRADES\u003cbr\u003e  XVIII. THE HOUSE OF LORDS\u003cbr\u003e    XIX. OLD AND NEW\u003cbr\u003e     XX. THE PAINTED CHAMBER\u003cbr\u003e    XXI. A FAMILY RHOMBOID\u003cbr\u003e   XXII. CRADLE GIFTS\u003cbr\u003e  XXIII. NEARING SHINY WALL\u003cbr\u003e   XXIV. A LETTER FROM GERMANY\u003cbr\u003e    XXV. \"FOLLOWING THE GLEAM\"\u003cbr\u003e   XXVI. A ZOOLOGICAL FATHER\u003cbr\u003e  XXVII. THE CAREY HOUSEWARMING\u003cbr\u003e XXVIII. \"TIBI SPLENDET FOCUS\"\u003cbr\u003e   XXIX. \"TH' ACTION FINE\"\u003cbr\u003e    XXX. THE INGLENOOK\u003cbr\u003e   XXXI. GROOVES OF CHANGE\u003cbr\u003e  XXXII. DOORS OF DARING\u003cbr\u003e XXXIII. MOTHER HAMILTON'S BIRTHDAY.\u003cbr\u003e  XXXIV. NANCY COMES OUT\u003cbr\u003e   XXXV. THE CRIMSON RAMBLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMOTHER CAREY HERSELF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By and by there came along a flock of petrels, who are Mother Carey's\u003cbr\u003eown chickens.... They flitted along like a flock of swallows, hopping\u003cbr\u003eand skipping from wave to wave, lifting their little feet behind them so\u003cbr\u003edaintily that Tom fell in love with them at once.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy stopped reading and laid down the copy of \"Water Babies\" on the\u003cbr\u003esitting-room table. \"No more just now, Peter-bird,\" she said; \"I hear\u003cbr\u003emother coming.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a cold, dreary day in late October, with an east wind and a chill\u003cbr\u003eof early winter in the air. The cab stood in front of Captain Carey's\u003cbr\u003ehouse, with a trunk beside the driver and a general air of expectancy on\u003cbr\u003ethe part of neighbors at the opposite windows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Carey came down the front stairway followed by Gilbert and\u003cbr\u003eKathleen; Gilbert with his mother's small bag and travelling cloak,\u003cbr\u003eKathleen with her umbrella; while little Peter flew to the foot of the\u003cbr\u003estairs with a small box of sandwiches pressed to his bosom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Carey did not wear her usual look of sweet serenity, but nothing\u003cbr\u003ecould wholly mar the gracious dignity of her face and presence. As she\u003cbr\u003ecame down the stairs with her quick, firm tread, her flock following\u003cbr\u003eher, she looked the ideal mother. Her fine height, her splendid\u003cbr\u003ecarriage, her deep chest, her bright eye and fresh color all bespoke the\u003cbr\u003ehappy, contented, active woman, though something in the way of transient\u003cbr\u003eanxiety lurked in the eyes and lips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The carriage is too early,\" she said; \"let us come into the sitting\u003cbr\u003eroom for five minutes. I have said my good-byes and kissed you all a\u003cbr\u003edozen times, but I shall never be done until I am out of your sight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"O mother, mother, how can we let you go!\" wailed Kathleen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kitty! how can you!\" exclaimed Nancy. \"What does it matter about us\u003cbr\u003ewhen mother has the long journey and father is so ill?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It will not be for very long,--it can't be,\" said Mrs. Carey wistfully.\u003cbr\u003e\"The telegram only said 'symptoms of typhoid'; but these low fevers\u003cbr\u003esometimes last a good while and are very weakening, so I may not be able\u003cbr\u003eto bring father back for two or three weeks; I ought to be in Fortress\u003cbr\u003eMonroe day after to-morrow; you must take turns in writing to me,\u003cbr\u003echildren!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every single day, mother!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every single thing that happens.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fat letter every morning,\" they promised in chorus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If there is any real trouble remember to telegraph your Uncle\u003cbr\u003eAllan--did you write down his address, 11 Broad Street, New York? Don't\u003cbr\u003ebother him about little things, for he is not well, you know.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilbert displayed a note-book filled with memoranda and addresses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And in any small difficulty send for Cousin Ann,\" Mrs. Carey went on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The mere thought of her coming will make me toe the mark, I can tell\u003cbr\u003eyou that!\" was Gilbert's rejoinder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Better than any ogre or bug-a-boo, Cousin Ann is, even for Peter!\" said\u003cbr\u003eNancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And will my Peter-bird be good and make Nancy no trouble?\" said his\u003cbr\u003emother, lifting him to her lap for one last hug.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll be an angel boy pretty near all the time,\" he asserted between\u003cbr\u003emouthfuls of apple, \"or most pretty near,\" he added prudently, as if\u003cbr\u003eunwilling to promise anything superhuman in the way of behavior. As a\u003cbr\u003ematter of fact it required only a tolerable show of virtue for Peter to\u003cbr\u003ewin encomiums at any time.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152786931952,"sku":"2940013787964","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013787964_p0.jpg?v=1763590243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013787964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}