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`` Maxie dere too , papa ? '' `` No , Neddie boy ; we have left Brother Maxie behind at Annapolis , '' answered his father ; then as the carriage came to a standstill , he threw open the door , exclaiming , `` Home at last ! '' sprang to the ground , and proceeded to hand out wife and children . `` Yes , '' said Violet , who , as well as the children , had been gazing with delight upon the grounds from the carriage window , `` and I for one am as glad as I was to see Viamede on our arrival there . How very lovely everything is looking ! Ah , Christine and Alma , '' as the two came hurrying out to greet the returned travellers , `` I hope you are well ? What good care you have taken of everything in our absence . ''