“As everyone must know,” said Willie.
“Oh, yes! beautiful. ‘As everyone must know.’ Write it down, Willie.”
And Willie wrote down the first verse.
“She plays with the bluebells down along the crick.”
“And she’ll tumble in the water if you give her a good kick,” quoth Willie.
“Oh, Willie! You’re nasty. You mustn’t say that about Rose.”
“All right, then. Go ahead.”
“Down along the crick,” repeated Doris, “where the daisies and the bluebells——”
“Grow so very thick,” added Willie.
“Beauful!” she cried again.