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`` The doctor 's going to be away all day to-morrow , and if you 'll all come over , we can get through a lot of little clothes for the baby . Land knows she ai n't anyway fixed for going outdoors in all kinds of weather , the way the doctor wants her to . '' This was so true that it carried weight in spite of the difficulties in the way . So before he went off to school on a certain February morning , Jeff had carried Celia across to Mrs. Field 's sitting-room , and by ten o'clock three busy people were at work . Captain Rayburn had begged to be of the party , and although Mrs. Fields received with skepticism his declaration that he could do various sorts of sewing with a sufficient degree of skill , she allowed him to come , on condition that he look after the baby . `` Well , for the land 's sake ! '' cried the forewoman of the sewing brigade , as she opened the big bundle Captain Rayburn had brought with him .