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My grandaunt Vendramin laughed when this story was told her, refused to go to hear this insolent dog, and added that it might be quite possible by the aid of spells and infernal pacts to kill a gentildonna, but as to making her fall in love with a lackey never!

In 1869 Hearn was five feet three inches tall, weighed one hundred and thirty-seven pounds, and had a chest measurement of thirty-six and three-fourths inches. Disappointed of an expected inheritance his grandaunt left him nothing he went to London with his head full of dreams, but his pockets were empty.

Dan had been a newsboy in very early youth; but, after a stormy and often broken passage through the parochial school, he had won a scholarship at Saint Andrew's over all competitors. "An' ye'll be the fool to take it," Aunt Winnie had said when he brought the news home to the little attic rooms where she did tailor's finishing, and took care of Dan as well as a crippled old grandaunt could.

It is much pleasanter than that horrid old Brett's, that I have had scowling about my bedroom these ever so long years." "Well, Baroness! still at your cribbage?" Go and shake hands with grandaunt, Esmond! and tell her ladyship that your lordship's a good boy!" "My lordship's a good boy," says the child. "And if he is, I guess he don't take after his father," shrieks out Lady Castlewood.

A song has been made upon Lord Bolingbroke on the subject of his passion for a young girl who escaped from her convent. Some persons say that the girl was a professed nun. She ran after the Duke Regent a long time, but could not accomplish her intention. Lady Gordon, the grandaunt of Lord Huntley, was my dame d'atour for a considerable period.

"I am accustomed to attend to myself, Miss Carew," with proud humility. "You will find it more convenient to call me Lydia," said Miss Carew. "Otherwise you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt, a very old lady." She then left the room. Alice was fond of thinking that she had a womanly taste and touch in making a room pretty.

Miss Crilly was frankly curious. "Mother's grandaunt," explained Polly. "She was miserable, and these exercises made her strong enough to do almost anything. She is seventy-three, or was when she was here, a year ago, and father himself says she doesn't look a minute over thirty-five!" "Oh, my! Let's try'em! I want to look 'not a minute over thirty-five'!" Miss Crilly waved her hands excitedly.

Father and mother think these exercises are fine! Mother's Grandaunt Susie told us about them. They made her as good as new!" "We won't discuss the matter," replied the superintendent in a hard voice. "You need not remain to talk it over with Miss Sterling." "I'm going right now!" Polly caught up her coat. "Good-bye, Miss Nita!" She swept past Miss Sniffen with a curt bow.

Suddenly she saw the drawing-room at Fontenoy, green and gold and cool, with the portraits on the wall, Edmund Churchill, who fought with King Charles; Henry his son, who fled to Virginia and founded the family there; a second Edmund, aide-de-camp to Marlborough; two Governors of Virginia and a President of the Council; the Lely and the Kneller both Churchill women; and the fair face and form of Grandaunt Jacqueline for whom she was named.

"I never expected to turn myself into a wild Indian at my age, even to please foolish children like you and Betty, but I have always wished that I could sleep one night under the pine woods." "You said so when we were reading Mr. Stevenson's 'Travels with a Donkey' aloud to Aunt Mary," Betty stated eagerly, as if the others would find it hard to believe her grandaunt.