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"I went to the edge of what they call the common," she said. "I found a fence, and I vaulted over that is all. I don't like your country much, farmer; there's no space about it. But the dogs, they are darlings!" "You're the pluckiest young gel I ever come across," said the man. "How you managed to tame 'em is more than I can say.
'My darlings, she said, 'I hope you will always think so, in one way, even when my hair is white and my face old and wrinkled. 'I hope, thought Jacinth to herself, 'I hope mamma isn't not vain, it's such a contemptible word but I hope she doesn't care too much for looks and outside things of that kind. But the very defining her thoughts startled her.
Upon that, she will think of her own love-time, and sigh a good bit, and cry a little, and then smile, and send for both of us, and beg our pardon, and call us her two darlings. 'Now, John, how on earth can you know all that? exclaimed my sister, wiping her eyes, and gazing at me with a soft bright smile. 'Who on earth can have told you, John? People to call you stupid indeed!
"Now, dolly," whispered little Alice, bending down, "'member dat you're so glad Sammy's come back; mustn't say more not a word more." "It is enough for you to know, my darlings," continued Mrs Twitter, "that Sammy has been wandering and has come back." "Listen, Dolly, you hear? Sammy's been wandering an' come back. Dat's 'nuff for you."
'Well, of course, I see you've mended it very nicely, and that was sweet of you, dears. 'The boys helped too, said the dears, honourably. 'But, still twenty-two and ninepence! It ought to have lasted for years. It's simply dreadful now. Well, never mind, darlings, you've done your best. I think we'll have coconut matting next time. A carpet doesn't have an easy life of it in this room, does it?
"I did think so," said Susy; "but it makes me think of last New Year's, when you and I lay cuddled together in our little bed, and papa came creeping up in his slippers, thinking we were asleep, and laid our presents on the table, and then kissed us both, and said, 'God bless the little darlings! Oh! Katy all the little girls in that shop have their papa's with them.
They had reached a point below the town, where the road ran between two hills in a narrow pass. A party of Indians, eleven in number, had seen the children and were running after them. Mr. Dustin spurred his horse between the children and the savage foe, and shouting to his darlings to fly, and bidding the oldest carry the youngest, he drew rein at the pass and cocked his gun.
"All right," said Sam, "but give me the darlings with any amount of mischief and tricks in them. Those are the dogs for me." A hearty laugh from all greeted Sam's queer wish. "I think, as regards the tricks, we can easily satisfy you," said Mr Ross.
"Now, then, tea is ready; draw in your chairs, darlings," said Mrs Rigonda, with a quavering voice. The truth is that all the voices quavered that night, more or less, and it was a matter of uncertainty several times whether the quavering would culminate in laughter or in tears. "Why do you so often call Pina a queen, dear boy?" asked Mrs Rigonda of her volatile son, Otto.
"I shall always keep it. Thanks so much, darlings." After the subsequent embraces, Nancy eyed her with some curiosity. "I say, there was a dust-up," she said. "Have you made it up with father, Cis?" "Don't be a fool," said Joan. "She doesn't want you bothering her. It is quite enough that we're jolly glad to have her back."
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