(She speaks in a good-humored scolding tone which the children seem not in the least afraid of. She goes and looks out)

Well, I declare,

You’ve done a silly thing—made ’im to stand

Right in the door!—with no room either ’and

For folks to get by.

Matthew.—

Yah!

Mary.—

Yah! Ah, ha! That’s why.

Matthew.—