Truly Sandy Gillespie had been a faithful teacher in the short time that the mocker had been with him! It was his New Year’s present to Doodles.
As soon as the clapping ceased, somebody—Blue thought afterwards it was Leona Montgomery—started the song again, and a score of voices caught it up with a burst of melody.
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.”