MaryPoppins (11)

Mary Poppins (11)

Jane's eyes and Michael's popped with astonishment, but they were not given much time to wonder, for Mary Poppins, having put the miraculous bottle on the mantelpiece, turned to them.

" Now, " she said, "spit-spot into bed. "
And she began to undress them.

They noticed that whereas buttons and hooks had needed allsorts of coaxing from Katie Nanna, for Mary Poppins they flew apart almost at a look.

In less than a minute they found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppins's unpacking being performed.

From the carpet-bag she took out seven flannel night-gowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps, and a postcard album.

Last of all came a folding camp-bedstead with blankets and eiderdown complete, and this she set down between John's cot and Barbara's. 

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