James Henry Alden Quotes

“The children’s grandfather wanted them to like his house. He wanted them to live with him all the time. So he had made over some of the rooms just for them.”

″‘Can’t I see them?’ begged Mr. Alden. ‘I won’t tell them who I am.‘”

“Poor Henry was so surprised he almost fell over! That kind man his grandfather.”

″‘He is our father’s father, and he didn’t like our mother,’ said Henry. ‘So we don’t think he would like us. We are afraid he would be mean to us.‘”

″‘Thank you for the surprise, Grandfather,’ said Violet. ‘We’ll never go away from you again.’ ‘I hope not, my dear,’ said Mr. Alden. ‘We’ll all live happily ever after.’ And so they did.”