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But¡¡they¡¡conceived¡¡a¡¡wrong¡¡idea¡¡of¡¡the¡¡entertainment£»¡¡as¡¡they¡¡supposed¡¡that¡¡¡¡every¡¡one¡¡must¡¡go¡¡in¡¡costume¡£¡¡Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡thought¡¡their¡¡lessons¡¡in¡¡the¡¡¡¡foreign¡¡languages¡¡would¡¡help¡¡them¡¡much¡¡in¡¡conversing¡¡in¡¡character¡£

As¡¡the¡¡carnival¡¡was¡¡announced¡¡early¡¡Solomon¡¡John¡¡thought¡¡there¡¡would¡¡be¡¡time¡¡to¡¡¡¡read¡¡up¡¡everything¡¡written¡¡by¡¡all¡¡the¡¡authors£»¡¡in¡¡order¡¡to¡¡be¡¡acquainted¡¡with¡¡¡¡the¡¡characters¡¡they¡¡introduced¡£¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡did¡¡not¡¡wish¡¡to¡¡begin¡¡too¡¡early¡¡¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡reading£»¡¡for¡¡she¡¡was¡¡sure¡¡she¡¡should¡¡forget¡¡all¡¡that¡¡the¡¡different¡¡¡¡authors¡¡had¡¡written¡¡before¡¡the¡¡day¡¡came¡£

But¡¡Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡declared¡¡that¡¡she¡¡should¡¡hardly¡¡have¡¡time¡¡enough£»¡¡as¡¡it¡¡was£»¡¡¡¡to¡¡be¡¡acquainted¡¡with¡¡all¡¡the¡¡authors¡£¡¡She¡¡had¡¡given¡¡up¡¡her¡¡French¡¡lessons£»¡¡¡¡after¡¡taking¡¡six£»¡¡for¡¡want¡¡of¡¡time£»¡¡and¡¡had£»¡¡indeed£»¡¡concluded¡¡she¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡¡¡in¡¡them¡¡all¡¡she¡¡should¡¡need¡¡to¡¡know¡¡of¡¡that¡¡language¡£¡¡She¡¡could¡¡repeat¡¡one¡¡or¡¡¡¡two¡¡pages¡¡of¡¡phrases£»¡¡and¡¡she¡¡was¡¡astonished¡¡to¡¡find¡¡how¡¡much¡¡she¡¡could¡¡¡¡understand¡¡already¡¡of¡¡what¡¡the¡¡French¡¡teacher¡¡said¡¡to¡¡her£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡assured¡¡her¡¡¡¡that¡¡when¡¡she¡¡went¡¡to¡¡Paris¡¡she¡¡could¡¡at¡¡least¡¡ask¡¡the¡¡price¡¡of¡¡gloves£»¡¡or¡¡of¡¡¡¡some¡¡other¡¡things¡¡she¡¡would¡¡need£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡taught¡¡her£»¡¡too£»¡¡how¡¡to¡¡pronounce¡¡¡¡¡¨gar£¿on£»¡¨¡¡in¡¡calling¡¡for¡¡more¡£

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Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡was¡¡uncertain¡£¡¡She¡¡thought¡¡it¡¡was¡¡usual¡¡to¡¡use¡¡the¡¡funds¡¡for¡¡¡¡some¡¡object¡£¡¡Mr¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡said¡¡that¡¡if¡¡they¡¡gained¡¡funds¡¡enough¡¡they¡¡might¡¡¡¡arrange¡¡a¡¡booth¡¡of¡¡their¡¡own£»¡¡and¡¡sit¡¡in¡¡it£»¡¡and¡¡take¡¡the¡¡carnival¡¡comfortably¡£

But¡¡Agamemnon¡¡reminded¡¡him¡¡that¡¡none¡¡of¡¡the¡¡family¡¡were¡¡authors£»¡¡and¡¡only¡¡¡¡authors¡¡had¡¡booths¡£¡¡Solomon¡¡John£»¡¡indeed£»¡¡had¡¡once¡¡started¡¡upon¡¡writing¡¡a¡¡book£»¡¡¡¡but¡¡he¡¡was¡¡not¡¡able¡¡to¡¡think¡¡of¡¡anything¡¡to¡¡put¡¡in¡¡it£»¡¡and¡¡nothing¡¡had¡¡occurred¡¡¡¡to¡¡him¡¡yet¡£

Mr¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡urged¡¡him¡¡to¡¡make¡¡one¡¡more¡¡effort¡£¡¡If¡¡his¡¡book¡¡could¡¡come¡¡out¡¡¡¡before¡¡the¡¡carnival¡¡he¡¡could¡¡go¡¡as¡¡an¡¡author£»¡¡and¡¡might¡¡have¡¡a¡¡booth¡¡of¡¡his¡¡own£»¡¡¡¡and¡¡take¡¡his¡¡family¡£

But¡¡Agamemnon¡¡declared¡¡it¡¡would¡¡take¡¡years¡¡to¡¡become¡¡an¡¡author¡£¡¡You¡¡might¡¡indeed¡¡¡¡publish¡¡something£»¡¡but¡¡you¡¡had¡¡to¡¡make¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡it¡¡would¡¡be¡¡read¡£¡¡Mrs¡£

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Mr¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡did¡¡not¡¡understand¡¡why¡¡they¡¡called¡¡them¡¡a¡¡¡¨Carnival¡¨£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡¡¡supposed¡¡they¡¡should¡¡find¡¡out¡¡when¡¡they¡¡went¡¡to¡¡it¡£

Mrs¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡still¡¡felt¡¡uncertain¡¡about¡¡costumes¡£¡¡She¡¡proposed¡¡looking¡¡over¡¡the¡¡¡¡old¡¡trunks¡¡in¡¡the¡¡garret¡£¡¡They¡¡would¡¡find¡¡some¡¡suitable¡¡dresses¡¡there£»¡¡and¡¡these¡¡¡¡would¡¡suggest¡¡what¡¡characters¡¡they¡¡should¡¡take¡£¡¡Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡was¡¡pleased¡¡with¡¡¡¡this¡¡thought¡£¡¡She¡¡remembered¡¡an¡¡old¡¡turban¡¡of¡¡white¡¡mull¡¡muslin£»¡¡in¡¡an¡¡old¡¡¡¡bandbox£»¡¡and¡¡why¡¡should¡¡not¡¡her¡¡mother¡¡wear¡¡it£¿

¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡supposed¡¡that¡¡she¡¡should¡¡then¡¡go¡¡as¡¡her¡¡own¡¡grandmother¡£

Agamemnon¡¡did¡¡not¡¡approve¡¡of¡¡this¡£¡¡Turbans¡¡are¡¡now¡¡worn¡¡in¡¡the¡¡East£»¡¡and¡¡Mrs¡£

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¡¡She¡¡was¡¡tempted¡¡to¡¡appear¡¡as¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Columbus£»¡¡as¡¡Solomon¡¡John¡¡was¡¡to¡¡take¡¡the¡¡¡¡character¡¡of¡¡Christopher¡¡Columbus£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡was¡¡planning¡¡to¡¡enter¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡stage¡¡¡¡in¡¡a¡¡boat£»¡¡and¡¡Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡was¡¡a¡¡little¡¡afraid¡¡of¡¡sea¡­sickness£»¡¡as¡¡he¡¡had¡¡¡¡arranged¡¡to¡¡be¡¡a¡¡great¡¡while¡¡finding¡¡the¡¡shore¡£

Solomon¡¡John¡¡had¡¡been¡¡led¡¡to¡¡take¡¡this¡¡character¡¡by¡¡discovering¡¡a¡¡coal¡­hod¡¡that¡¡¡¡would¡¡answer¡¡for¡¡a¡¡helmet£»¡¡then£»¡¡as¡¡Christopher¡¡Columbus¡¡was¡¡born¡¡in¡¡Genoa£»¡¡he¡¡¡¡could¡¡use¡¡the¡¡phrases¡¡in¡¡Italian¡¡he¡¡had¡¡lately¡¡learned¡¡of¡¡his¡¡teacher¡£

As¡¡the¡¡day¡¡approached¡¡the¡¡family¡¡had¡¡their¡¡costumes¡¡prepared¡£

Mr¡£¡¡Peterkin¡¡decided¡¡to¡¡be¡¡Peter¡¡the¡¡Great¡£¡¡It¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡him¡¡a¡¡happy¡¡thought£»¡¡¡¡for¡¡the¡¡few¡¡words¡¡of¡¡Russian¡¡he¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡would¡¡come¡¡in¡¡play£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡was¡¡quite¡¡¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡his¡¡own¡¡family¡¡name¡¡made¡¡him¡¡kin¡¡to¡¡that¡¡of¡¡the¡¡great¡¡Czar¡£¡¡He¡¡studied¡¡¡¡up¡¡the¡¡life¡¡in¡¡the¡¡Encyclop£¿dia£»¡¡and¡¡decided¡¡to¡¡take¡¡the¡¡costume¡¡of¡¡a¡¡¡¡ship¡­builder¡£¡¡He¡¡visited¡¡the¡¡navy¡­yard¡¡and¡¡some¡¡of¡¡the¡¡docks£»¡¡but¡¡none¡¡of¡¡them¡¡¡¡gave¡¡him¡¡the¡¡true¡¡idea¡¡of¡¡dress¡¡for¡¡ship¡­building¡¡in¡¡Holland¡¡or¡¡St¡£¡¡Petersburg¡£

But¡¡he¡¡found¡¡a¡¡picture¡¡of¡¡Peter¡¡the¡¡Great£»¡¡representing¡¡him¡¡in¡¡a¡¡broad¡­brimmed¡¡¡¡hat¡£¡¡So¡¡he¡¡assumed¡¡one¡¡that¡¡he¡¡found¡¡at¡¡a¡¡costumer's£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡Elizabeth¡¡Eliza's¡¡¡¡black¡¡waterproof¡¡was¡¡satisfied¡¡with¡¡his¡¡own¡¡appearance¡£

Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡wondered¡¡if¡¡she¡¡could¡¡not¡¡go¡¡with¡¡her¡¡father¡¡in¡¡some¡¡Russian¡¡¡¡character¡£¡¡She¡¡would¡¡have¡¡to¡¡lay¡¡aside¡¡her¡¡large¡¡bonnet£»¡¡but¡¡she¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡¡¡pictures¡¡of¡¡Russian¡¡ladies£»¡¡with¡¡fur¡¡muffs¡¡on¡¡their¡¡heads£»¡¡and¡¡she¡¡might¡¡wear¡¡¡¡her¡¡own¡¡muff¡£

Mrs¡£¡¡Peterkin£»¡¡as¡¡Cleopatra£»¡¡wore¡¡the¡¡turban£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡little¡¡row¡¡of¡¡false¡¡curls¡¡¡¡in¡¡front£»¡¡and¡¡a¡¡white¡¡embroidered¡¡muslin¡¡shawl¡¡crossed¡¡over¡¡her¡¡black¡¡silk¡¡¡¡dress¡£¡¡The¡¡little¡¡boys¡¡thought¡¡she¡¡looked¡¡much¡¡like¡¡the¡¡picture¡¡of¡¡their¡¡¡¡great¡­grandmother¡£¡¡But¡¡doubtless¡¡Cleopatra¡¡resembled¡¡this¡¡picture£»¡¡as¡¡it¡¡was¡¡all¡¡¡¡so¡¡long¡¡ago£»¡¡so¡¡the¡¡rest¡¡of¡¡the¡¡family¡¡decided¡£

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Elizabeth¡¡Eliza¡¡was¡¡now¡¡anxious¡¡to¡¡be¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Shem£»¡¡and¡¡make¡¡a¡¡long¡¡dress¡¡of¡¡yellow¡¡¡¡flannel£»¡¡and¡¡appear¡¡with¡¡Agamemnon¡¡and¡¡the¡¡little¡¡boys¡£¡¡For¡¡the¡¡little¡¡boys¡¡were¡¡¡¡to¡¡represent¡¡two¡¡doves¡¡and¡¡a¡¡raven¡£¡¡There¡¡were¡¡feather¡­dusters¡¡enough¡¡in¡¡the¡¡¡¡family¡¡for¡¡their¡¡costumes£»¡¡which¡¡would¡¡be¡¡then¡¡complete¡¡with¡¡their¡¡india¡­rubber¡¡¡¡boots¡£

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