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3rd -- Edwin : bearing tray and cover . Now we can go on . `` I know mother 's laughing , '' said Edwin , `` because the back of her neck 's red ! '' Mother kissed him , and said she 'd be back at five o'clock , exactly ; and father shook the boys by the hand , and said he 'd be home at five , too . The moment they were gone , Frank beckoned his brothers to him , and said in whispers ; `` Let 's ask the cook to give us leave , and then treat mother and father to a jolly good dinner , and cook it ourselves ! '' George clapped his hands with delight , and Edwin danced for a moment or two quite on his own account . `` Let 's have some shrimps and marmalade , '' said he , about to run out of the room .