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"Oh, Little Billee Come quick, for goodness' sake The baby's choking "Patty was in the sun parlour, her arms full of a fluttering bundle of lace and linen, and herblue eyes wide with dismay at her small daughter's facial contortions."Only with laughter," Bill reassured her after a quick glance at the restless infant. "Give herto me."The baby nestled comfortably in his big, powerful arms, and Patty sat back in her chair andwatched them both."What a pleasure," she said, complacently, "to be wife and mother to two such finespecimens of humanity She grows more and more like you every day, Little Billee.""Well, if this yellow fuzz of a head and this pinky peach of a face is like anybody in theworld except Patty Farnsworth, I'll give up Why, she's the image of you, -except when shemakes these grotesque grimaces, -like a Chinese Joss.""Stop it You shan't call my baby names She's a booful-poofle She's a hunny-bunny She'sher mudder's pressus girly-wirly, -so she wuz ""Oh, Patty, that I should live to hear you talk such lingo I thought you were going to besensibl.