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ThisnextepisodeinJeremy’syearhas，beitthoroughlyunderstood，noplotnorclimaxtoit——itissimplythechronicleofanOdyssey。
NorcanitbesaidtohavebeenanythingbutaveryordinaryOdysseytotheoutsideobserverwho，ifhebeaparent，willtellyouthatgoingtotheseasidewiththefamilyisthemostbotheringthingintheworld，andifheisabachelororoldmaidwilltellyouthatbeinginthesamecarriagewithotherpeople’schildrenwhoaregoingtotheseaisanabominablebusinessandtheLawoughttohavesomethingtosaytoit。
AllthroughMay，JuneandJulyMrs。Coleslowlypulledbacktosomethinglikehernaturalhealth。Thenewinfant，Barbarabyname，wasasstrongasapony，andkickedandscreamedandroaredsothatthehousewasquiteanewplace。HerarrivalhaddoneagreatdealforHelen，whosegazehadhithertobeenconcentratedentirelyuponherself；nowshesuddenlydiscoveredanewelementinlife，anditwasfoundthatshewas“idealwithababy“and“agreathelptonurse。“Thismadehermorehuman，andBarbara，realisingasbabiesalwaysdowhounderstandsandwhodoesnot，wouldbehavewithHelenwhenshewouldbehavewithnooneelse。MarycouldnotbeexpectedtotransferherallegiancefromJeremy，andthenBarbarawasfrightenedatherspectacles；Jeremy，havingHamlet，didnotneedababy！
TherecameafinehotmorningtowardstheendofJulywhenMissJonessaid，suddenly，inthemiddleofthehistorylesson：“SaturdayweekwegotoRafiel。“Jeremychoked，kickedMaryunderthetable，andwasgenerallyimpossibleduringtherestofthemorning。ItwasMissJones’sfault；sheshouldhavechosenheroccasionmorecarefully。BeforetheeveningJeremywasstandinginthecornerfordrawingonhisbedroomwall-paperenormousfiguresintheblackestofblacklead。TheseweretomarkthedaysthatremainedbeforeSaturdayweek，anditwas，Jeremymaintained，aperfectlynaturalthingtodoanddidn’thurttheoldwall-paperwhichwasdirtyenoughanyway，andMotherhadsaid，longago，heshouldhaveanewone。
Meanwhile，impossibletodescribewhatJeremyfeltaboutit。EachyearCowFarmandRafielhadgrownmorewonderful；thiswasnowthefifththatwouldwelcomethemthere。Atfirstthehorizonhadbeenlimitedbyphysicalincapacity，thenthethirdyearhadbeenrainy，andthefourth——ah，thefourth！Therehadbeenverylittlethematterwiththat！Butthiswouldbebetteryet。Foronething，therehadneverbeensuchasummerasthisyearwasproviding——alittlerainatnight，alittlebreezeatthehottesthouroftheday——
everythingarrangedonpurposeforJeremy’scomfort。Andthen，althoughhedidnotknowit，thiswastobetrulythewonderfulsummerforhim，becauseafterthishewouldbeaschoolboyand，asiswellknown，schoolboysbelieveinnothingsavewhattheycanseewiththeirowneyesandaretoldbyotherboysphysicallystrongerthanthemselves。
Fiveorsixdaysbeforethegreatdeparturehebegantoworryhimselfabouthisbox。Twoyearsagohehadbeengivenalittleimitationgreencanvasluggageboxexactlylikehisfather’s，exceptthatthisonewaslightenoughtocarryinone’shand。Jeremyadoredthisboxandwouldhavetakenitoutwithhim，hadhebeenpermitted，onallhiswalks，buthehadawayoffillingitwithheavystonesandthenaskingMissJonestocarryitforhim；ithadthereforebeenforbidden。
Buthewould，ofcourse，takeitwithhimtoCowFarm，anditshouldcontainallthethingsthathelovedbest。Atfirst“allthethingsthathelovedbest“hadnotseemedsoverynumerous。Therewould，firstofall，ofcourse，betheHottentot，ablackandbatteredclownforwhomhehadlongceasedtofeelanyaffection，buthewascompelledbyanirritatingsenseofloyaltytoincludeitinthepartyjustashismothermightincludesometiresomeoldmaid“becauseshehadnowheretogoto，poorthing。“AftertheHottentottherewouldbehispaint-box，afterthepaint-boxabluewriting-
case，afterthewriting-casethefamilyphotographs(Father，Mother，MaryandHelen)，afterthephotographsatoypistol，afterthepistolHamlet’sball(aworstedaffairrenderedbynowshapelessandincoherent)，aftertheball“AliceinWonderland“(Mary’scopy，butshedidn’tknow)，after“Alice，““HerrBaby，“after“HerrBaby“thePrayerBookthatAuntAmygavehimlastbirthda
