It was droll, and a little pitiful, to see tall
Katy with her feeble, unsteady progress, and the active figures of the
little sisters following her protectingly. But Katy did not consider it
either droll or pitiful; to her it was simply delightful--the most
delightful thing possible. No baby of a year old was ever prouder of
his first steps than she.
Gradually she grew adventurous, and ventured on a bolder flight.
Clover, running up stairs one day to her own room, stood transfixed at
the sight of Katy sitting there, flushed, panting, but enjoying the
surprise she caused.
"You see," she explained, in an apologizing tone, "I was seized with a
desire to explore. It is such a time since I saw any room but my own!
But oh dear, how long that hall is! I had forgotten it could be so long.
I shall have to take a good rest before I go back."
Katy did take a good rest, but she was very tired next day. The
experiment, however, did no harm. In the course of two or three weeks,
she was able to walk all over the second story.
This was a great enjoyment. It was like reading an interesting book to
see all the new things, and the little changes. She was forever
wondering over something.
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