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Itwasautumn.Athinwhitemoonroseoverthetopofthehill.peter,11yearsold,however,didn'tseeit.hedidn'tfeelthecoolwindbrushinghisfacemforhisthoughtswerefixedonaredandblackblanketonthetable.itwasboughttohisgrandfatherbyhisfather.
peterhadnotbelievedGrandpawouldbesentaway.ButnowthiswasthelasteveningheandGrandpawouldspendwitheachother.Aftersupper,theoldmantookuptheblanket,"whatafinedoubleblanket!I'llnotfeelcoldwithit."
"oh,yes!"petersaid,tryingtokeepbacktearsinhiseyes.
justthenincametwopeople,Fatherandthegirlhewasgoingtomarry.THegirlwentuptoGrandpaandsaidprettily,"I'llnotseeyoutomorrow,soI'vecomeovertosaygood_bye."
"It'sniceofyou,"saidGrandpa,"WillyoulookatthisIsn'tisafineblanketmysonboughtforme"
Itwasautumn.Athinwhitemoonroseoverthetopofthehill.peter,11yearsold,however,didn'tseeit.hedidn'tfeelthecoolwindbrushinghisfacemforhisthoughtswerefixedonaredandblackblanketonthetable.itwasboughttohisgrandfatherbyhisfather.
peterhadnotbelievedGrandpawouldbesentaway.ButnowthiswasthelasteveningheandGrandpawouldspendwitheachother.Aftersupper,theoldmantookuptheblanket,"whatafinedoubleblanket!I'llnotfeelcoldwithit."
"oh,yes!"petersaid,tryingtokeepbacktearsinhiseyes.
justthenincametwopeople,Fatherandthegirlhewasgoingtomarry.THegirlwentuptoGrandpaandsaidprettily,"I'llnotseeyoutomorrow,soI'vecomeovertosaygood_bye."
"It'sniceofyou,"saidGrandpa,"WillyoulookatthisIsn'tisafineblanketmysonboughtforme"
"yesreally."shesaidfeellingitandthenshiadcoldlytoFather"adoubleone!itmustcostalotofmoney.buthedoesn'tneedaadoubleone."
"Sheisright"theboysuddenlysaid"here,Father,"hetookoutapairofscissors,"cuttheblanketintotwo.Asingleoneisenoughforanoldman.Wewilkeeotheotherhalf.
"Whatdoyoumeanbythat"askedfather
"I'llgiveittoyouwhenyouareold,"saidtheboyslowly.
andtherewasadeadsilence.