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"I shall be delighted," said John sincerely. "At what time?" "Any time you like," she said; "but the Bensons will probably get there about half-past eight or nine o'clock." "Thank you very much, and I shall be delighted," he repeated. Miss Clara looked at him for a moment with a hesitating air. "There is another thing," she said. "Yes?"
In theory, the occupants lounge there, read, embroider, and swing in hammocks; in point of fact, the breeze is usually so strong that these occupations are carried on indoors. The rooms were well filled with a moving, chattering crowd when the Bensons arrived, but it could not be said that their entrance was unnoticed, for Mr.
Such were the Jays, the Bensons, the Beekmans, the Hoffmans, the Van Hornes, the Roosevelts, the Duyckinks, the Pintards, the Yateses, and others whose names figure in the patriotic documents of the day.
He hardly knew how it happened, only that he made a hasty bow to the Bensons as he was shaking hands with the ceremonious old lady, and they had gone to the door of exit. He gave a little start as if to follow them, which Mrs. Glow noticed with a laugh and the remark, "You can catch them if you run," and then he weakly submitted to his fate.
Grace mentioned more than once something that "the major said," and Harry finally came to the conclusion that his people had been closer in touch with the matter than he had been. Major Phelps saw a good deal of Grace. Perhaps that had much to do with it. The Bensons and the Foxes took the news less seriously. "I guess it will be a long time before you boys see France," said Mr. Fox.
The Bensons and Egertons again left in the autumn for Rome. The Frankland, not yet out of her year's widowhood, did not go much into society, and we saw much more of her than before.
"You might personally conduct us and expound by the way." King said he would like nothing better. Inquiry failed to give him any more information of the whereabouts of the Bensons; but the clerk said they were certain to return to the Profile House. The next day the party which had been left behind at Alexandria Bay appeared, in high spirits, and ready for any adventure. Mrs.
"Anybody is a loss the stupidest bore that ever was would be a blessing, if he only would come in sometimes." "Mr and Miss Benson have drank tea here twice since you came." "Come, that's capital! Apropos of stupid bores, you talk of the Bensons. I did not think you had so much discrimination, my little sister." Jemima looked up in surprise; and then reddened angrily.
No rescue ship came from Earth. We had ceased our efforts to signal, for we needed all our power to maintain ourselves. The camp would be in a state of siege before long. That was the best we could hope for. We had a few short-range weapons, such as Bensons, heat-rays and projectors. A few hundred feet of effective range was the most any of them could obtain.
The Bartlett-Glows were already due at Richfield; in fact, Penelope was impatient to go, now that she had persuaded the Bensons to accompany her; and the artist, who had been for some time grumbling that there was nothing left in Saratoga to draw except corks, reminded King of his agreement at Bar Harbor, and the necessity he felt for rural retirement after having been dragged all over the continent.