Pirlaps had come and
brought all seventy of the children; he said Avrillia was coming on in
a moment, and kept looking down the path for her. The minute the
Kewpie saw Avrillia's children, he slid out of Sara's arms and ran to
them; and all that day Sara could hardly pick him out from the rest of
them. The Baby, too, kicked and cried and stretched out his hands
until one of the older children came and took him; and all day long
they passed him, too, from one to another, and he seemed perfectly
contented. The Teddy-Bear sat down in a quiet corner and shaded his
eyes from the lights; the Billiken strolled about with his hands in
his pockets, smiling at everything; and the Japanese doll went over
and took a seat on the steps of the prose-bush, where he was soon
discussing with Mrs. Snimmy the best way to stew onions.
There were so many of Avrillia's children and so many of the Gunki
that the Garden had a delightfully animated appearance. Yassuh was
there, carrying Pirlaps' step and the hand-bag with his shaving-things
and extra trousers; but as Avrillia hadn't come yet he hadn't used his
step, and his clothes were quite immaculate.
He now stepped up to Sara, who stood looking about her with surprise
and wonder, and said, "Well, Sara, this is your day. You are the guest
of honor, and we're all proud of you.
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