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And, after much search, he found her half-lying, half-kneeling beside his bed. When he spoke to her, though she answered him, she did not look up, and he knew that she was weeping. "Don't, Auntie Anthea, don't!" he pleaded. "I know Uncle Porges has gone away, an' left us, but you've got me left, you know, an' I shall be a man very soon, before my time, I think.
"We have news for you, wonderful news." He left the 'phone, grinning. "I guess Mother had her hat on before she hung up the receiver," he laughed. "She didn't even wait to say good-by." "No wonder," Auntie Mogs said, her lips brushing Don's gold hair. "I want my daddy," Don announced. "I want to tell him lots of fings about that bad mans and that silly old woman who said she was my nurse.
"I? No. I have never yet lost one whom I so loved and so yearned to see again. I was but thinking that such losses may befall us all ere we too vanish out of sight." "Lily!" called forth Mrs. Cameron, halting at the gate of the burial-ground. "Yes, auntie?" "Mr. Emlyn wants to know how far you have got in 'Numa Pompilius. Come and answer for yourself."
"It is not any question for you to ask, or for me to answer." She was cold at once. "I've not tried to hear of you or your plans, and I suppose the same is true of you. It is long since I have had a heartache over you a headache is all you can give me now, or ever could. That is why I can not in the least understand why you are here now. Auntie is almost crazy, she is so frightened.
"And then this house, dear," said Auntie Nan. "It's yours, but you'll never want it. It's been a dear little harbour of refuge, but the storm is over now. Would you do you see any objection perhaps you might could you not let the poor soul come and live here with her little one, after I when all is over, I mean and she is eh?" Philip could not speak.
"Now, if we only had pencils and paper," said auntie, "there are many games we might play." "Oh, wait! wait!" exclaimed Cricket, jumping up suddenly and tumbling over auntie in her excitement. She dived into the tiny hold, and triumphantly brought out her mysterious newspaper package.
"And I have lost my brother," said Janet Macleod, in her simple way. "But he will came back to us, auntie; and then we shall have great doings at Castle Dare." It was with a wholly indescribable surprise and delight that Macleod came upon the life and stir and gayety of London in the sweet June time, when the parks and gardens and squares would of themselves have been a sufficient wonder to him.
Is there anything I can do for you?" "I am rather anxious to have a chat with you," replied Mr. Cardew. "Aneta darling, you had better leave us," said her aunt. The girl went off with a light laugh. "Auntie," she said, "I've just been telling Mr. Cardew that he ought to send Cicely and Merry to Aylmer House." She closed the door as she made this parting shot.
When she said she was 'debilitated' at havin' to give us ham and toast that was funny enough, but what come afterwards was funnier. The 'fraction' ain't 'ignited' yet and the doctors are worried. I should think they'd be more worried if it had." Emily shook her head. "I am glad I didn't have to answer that remark, Auntie," she said. "I never could have done it without disgracing myself.
Auntie thought they must be starved; but instead they had been stuffed with sweet apples. Still most of them did justice to the bountiful dinner. "This little girl looks tired out," said grandmother. "I think she had better stay in and rest a while." Hanny was very glad to do this. While grandmother took her nap, she went upstairs where the grown-up people were talking and sewing.
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