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She was silent, and burst into tears. "Come," said Jemmy, "give us some supper, Nan, and let the gal alone." Nan complied, ominously muttering, however. The supper just finished, an organ-grinder began to play at the door. The men stepped out to join the crowd, who were watching the motions of a monkey that danced to the music. Gerty ran to the window to look out.
The original and deceitful Comstock had brought them and left them two years before. Madam Delia had received flattering offers to take her snakes and Gerty into circuses and large museums, but she had refused for the child's own sake. Did Gerty like it? Yes, she would like to be posturing all day; she could do anything she saw done; she "never needed to be taught nothin'," as Mr.
When restored, she was quite exhausted, and lay for days perfectly subdued and gentle, sleeping most of the time. During these days she had many visitors, and Mr. De Marsan had ample opportunity for the simple enjoyments of his life, tobacco and conversation. Stephen Blake and his sister came often, and while she brought her small treasures to amuse Gerty, he freely pumped the proprietor.
Gerty never writes any letters if she can help it," Corny explained. "But Gerty used to write to Florry about once a week." "Did she? I didn't know it. She never would write to me when I was away from home," said Corny, who seemed to be very anxious not to say anything that was not consistent with the present situation, whatever it was.
"It was, to say the least, considerate," remarked Laura, with the cynical flavour she adopted occasionally from Kemper or from Gerty, "and it is certainly a merciful solution of the problem, but does it ever occur to you," she added more earnestly, "to wonder what would have happened if she hadn't died?"
Gerty felt, and looked wonderingly in True's face. "Undo it, Willie," said True. Willie produced a knife, cut the string, took off the paper, and disclosed one of those white plaster images, so familiar to every one, representing the little Samuel in an attitude of devotion. "Oh, how pretty!" exclaimed Gerty, full of delight.
"I don't believe it is, either," said Willie, lifting up his head; "but what shall I do? I can't get any place, and I can't stay here doing nothing." "We like to have you at home," said Gerty. "It's pleasant enough to be at home. I was always glad enough to come when I lived at Mr. Bray's and was earning something, and could feel as if anybody was glad to see me."
"Willie Woodchuck is whittling on a beautiful yellow and blue and red and black rattle and it rattles beautifully." "We are going back to see him!" said Tilly and Timothy Toad and Eddie Elf and Gerty Gartersnake and Wallie Woodpecker. "Then I will go back with you!" said Billie Bumblebee, so away they all went until they came to Willie Woodchuck's home.
"I believe I don't know nothin' about it." "I shouldn't think you did," said Willie. "I believe heaven is up in the sky; but my Sunday-school teacher says, 'Heaven is anywhere where goodness is, or some such thing," he said. "Are the stars in heaven?" asked Gerty. "They look so, don't they?" said Willie. "They're in the sky, where I always used to think heaven was."
"I don't know," ses Gerty. "I couldn't tell you if you paid me. I must 'ave taken a wrong turning. Oh, hurrah! Here's a cab!" Afore George could stop 'er she held up 'er umbrella, and a 'ansom cab, with bells on its horse, crossed the road and pulled up in front of 'em. Ted nipped in first and Gerty followed 'im. "Tell 'im the address, dear, and make 'aste and get in," ses Gerty.
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