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Say we're out of an evening, and on returning, are sent straight to beddy-by. How comforting to have the necessary for a little spread of our own! Oh, I've tried it out at school, and I can tell you there's something in it. But, where, ladies and gentlemen, WHERE I ask you, can I put it? Bernice has all the places full." "Leave it in your trunk," suggested Dolly, "until you want to use it."
Every bench was full, and men and boys sat even on the sills of the open windows. Seeing Dolly entering, somebody started applause and hands were clapped, whistling and cat-calls rang through the room, no part of which disturbed the girl in the least as she calmly walked ahead of her escort finding seats for them on the front bench.
And Dolly and Lucinda have not said mean things to me, so why should I be cross at them? But Hannah would not find the dustpan and take up her dirt, and that was very mean. Now here is one that I have learned. I can say it without looking at the book."
He was telling me what a wonderful nature she has. He said he had never seen her out of temper." "Yes, Hickson's crazy about her," said Riatt casually. "Dear Max, why do you try to deceive yourself about your own feeling for her?" "Deceive myself," he said angrily. "If you knew the truth, my dear Dolly!" His heart stood still. Deceive himself! What an insulting phrase.
"Never mind," she said to herself, "won't Dolly and Mabel have a fine gossip with me presently over the breakfast Polly gave us this morning." Meanwhile the anxious, small housekeeper was making her way as rapidly as possible in the direction of the village. "We haven't a minute to lose, Maggie," she said, as they trudged along.
To Phineas and the town in general she appeared to be devoted to this breathless whizzing over the country roads; and wild horses could not have dragged from her the truth: that she was longing with an overwhelming longing for the old days of Dolly, dawdling, and peace.
On which, and a further representation that he would wake Dolly if he went on like that, Uncle Mo he pulled himself together and smoked quiet. Whereupon Aunt M'riar dwelt upon the depressing effect a high wind in autumn has on the spirits, with the singular result referred to above, of their retractation into their owner's boots, like quicksilver in a thermometer discouraged by the cold.
Stepan had never imagined that any such discovery would have such an effect on his wife. "How delightfully we were living till this happened!" said he, as on the third morning after the outbreak he awoke in his library, where he had rested on the lounge. "I never interfered with Dolly, and she did as she pleased with the household and children. What can be done?"
"Would you care to come to lunch with us?" said Dolly, her blue eyes dancing as she put the question. "Would we care to!" and Jack grinned at her. "We're hungry enough to eat you girls; but, alas! kind ladies, we're obliged to regret your invitation as we're not in proper society garb." Suddenly the boys became aware of their flannel shirts and old hats and general fishermanlike appearance.
"A day in the country 'll do me all the good in the world!" he exclaimed "and you too. I'll write to Dolly at once and see that no one's down there on Friday. If there isn't, we'll go." They made a day of it.
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