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Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed, Droops on the little hands little gold head. ''Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!'' Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

God bless Mummy. I know that’s right. Wasn’t it fun in the bath to-night? The cold’s so cold, and the hot’s so hot. Oh! God bless Daddy—I quite forgot.

If I open my fingers a little bit more, I can see Nanny’s dressing-gown on the door. It’s a beautiful blue, but it hasn’t a hood. Oh! God bless Nanny and make her good.