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'My boaty fetched him,' said Dandelion, feeling that every thing had turned out just as he expected.

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Ben didn't say much, but a few great tears rolled down the rough blue jacket, as he looked from the queer sail with its two big stitches to the little son, whose love, he firmly believed, had kept him safe through many dangers and brought him home atair jordan 7 hare last.

When the fine new boat was built, no one thought it strange that Ben named it 'Dandelion;' no one laughed at the little sail which always hung over the fire-place in the small house: and long years after, when Ben was an old man, and sat by the door with his air jordan 7 pack grand-children on his knee, the story which always pleased them best was that which ended with the funny words, 'Daddy tummin' soon.'

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