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God bless all little children . Then Adam ran to tell the second-hand man to come at one o'clock and Dr. James that he might have the keys at three . They ate hurriedly . Kate set out what she wished to save ; the children carried things to the wagon ; she packed while they ran after their books , and at three o'clock all of them climbed into the spring wagon , and started to Bates Corners . Kate was the last one in . As she climbed on the seat beside her mother and took the lines , she handed Mrs. Bates a small china mug to hold for her . It was decorated with a very fat robin and on a banner floating from its beak was inscribed : `` For a Good Girl . ''