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"Are you ready, Judy?" called Adele Windsor, opening the door and walking in, in her usual unceremonious fashion. Her quick glance took in the envelope Molly had flung on the table in her haste to read the note. "Oh, these southern girls," she remarked, raising her eyebrows and blinking at Judy. Molly looked up quickly.
Kame sighed. "What a terrible thing it is," she said, "that we are never satisfied! It's the men who ruin all this for us, I believe, and prevent our enjoying it. Look at Adele." Honora had indeed looked at her. "I found out the other day what is the matter with her. She's madly in love with Dicky." "With with her former husband?"
Dubois had brought Mr. Brown, in a sick and fainting condition, into his house. That gentleman had lain very ill ever since. The disease was typhoid fever; the patient was in a critical state, and nothing now but the utmost care and quiet could save his life. "What directions have you left for to-day, Dr. Wright?" said Adèle to the physician, as he came one morning from the sick-room. "Mrs.
Wanted 'tea'; but indeed I know what they wanted just a quiet place to talk about their old patent papers." "Yes, and one broke a beautiful china cup," said Tillie. "But he had his thumb gone," Adele hurried to say. "I saw him directly I went to pick up the pieces. So I suppose we could not exactly blame the man for dropping Tillie's real German cup." "His thumb gone!" repeated Cora absently.
''Oh! never fear, Adéle; your presence and your care will keep me up. I shall gain strength by change of air and scene. 'Adéle was, probably, about to protest against such a proof of his attachment, when she was interrupted by a knock at the door. ''It is Pepito, said I. My conjecture proved correct.
The third was from an intimacy I had formed with an acquaintance of Madame Gironac, with a Mademoiselle Adele Chabot, who was of a good French family, but earning her livelihood as a French teacher in one of the most fashionable schools in Kensington. Through her recommendation, I obtained the teaching of the young ladies at the school, but of her more hereafter.
We will persuade her to tell." She glanced darkly at the girl. Celia shivered. "Yes, that's it," said Wethermill. "But don't harm her. She will tell of her own will. You will see. The delay won't hurt now. We can't come back and search for a little while." He was speaking in a quick, agitated voice. And Adele agreed. The desire to be gone had killed even their fury at the loss of their prize.
I can hardly wait for Thursday! Come soon to Your "I rather guess that'll fetch him," observed Patty, complacently, as she sealed the envelope. "I knew Kit was a romantic goose, but I didn't suppose he'd be up to these tricks." "Of course we'll bring him home with us, Patty," said Adele. "Yes, he'll come fast enough." "If he isn't too mad at you," put in Daisy.
He had married Adele Élise Rollet four years before, and she had borne him three children, the eldest of whom became a Senator; the next, a daughter, married well, and the third, a promising musician, died of his father's disease at twenty. Bizet, like Hérold, died soon after his masterpiece was done.
Carry this letter to your uncle Tom at the 'Prenoms." And he handed his daughter a scrap of paper. Adèle did immediately as she was bid, not daring to speak when she heard her father's gruff tone. The farm of the "Prenoms" was only half a mile distant from "Les Marches," and Adèle did the distance in ten minutes. She gave the letter to her uncle. "You will have to wait for a reply," he said.
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