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It's a good thing you're leaving the boat to-day." Miss Gwen had one more confidence to make in the ear of her friend. "I wish you'd come too and be our new mamma," she begged. A shell-pink tinge crept into the milky skin of the Irish girl. She was less sure of herself, more easily embarrassed, than the average American of her age and sex.
Pellew, without emotion, pushed the turn-up card, a two, into the trick, saying to his partner: "Your Queen was all right. Quite correct!" The story does not vouch for this. It may have been wrong. "Do you mean to say, Cousin Percy" thus Gwen, with indignant emphasis "that you've not got a club in your hand, at the very first round. You cannot expect us to believe that!" Mr.
Mifanwy opened her heart to her at once, and seemed every day to revive under the influence of her bright companionship; and her parents, delighted with the change which they began to perceive in their daughter, heaped kindnesses and attention upon Valmai, who was soon looked upon as one of the family; even Gwen and Winifred, the two younger girls, taking to her in a wonderful manner. Yes!
"No, no!" said the old man, "Gwen will look after the cakes; you light the candle, and come on with the book." How Cardo longed to spring in through the lattice window, to fling the old books away, and to draw the reader out into the gold and purple sunset out over the breezy cliffs, and down to the golden sands; but the strong bonds of circumstances held him back.
There was a good deal of discussion over the Lesters' history, but Gwen dismissed the subject in her usual way. 'Major Lester is another Jacob. There's nothing more to be said, and Mr. Tom is a much-abused and misunderstood man! Agatha began to settle into her new life very happily.
You have the same psalm in your mind, Miss Agatha, that I have been readin' and studyin' this afternoon. I would dearly like to give you each a verse out of it, if you won't take offence. 'We're in for one of Nannie's preaches! said Gwen, laughing, as she placed a large-print Bible before her old nurse; 'but we shan't have a chance of many more, so we promise to be attentive!
"Then it isn't a self-denying ordinance at all. I confess I don't understand. I must talk to Gwen herself." "Oh, talk to her by all means. But don't expect to make any impression on her. I know what she is when she gets the bit in her teeth. Certainly talk to her. I really must go and dress now...." "Stop one minute, Philippa...." "Well what?"
As Doctor Chicago turns to follow the Sister, he draws in a long breath, for he finds himself face to face with Lady Ruth. She has hurried up behind Philander, and near-by can be seen the British soldier and Aunt Gwen, also pushing forward as rapidly as the assembling crowd will allow. "Doctor Craig." Her presence recalls John to his senses.
Ever your affectionate Gwen. Dick sends his love, and will write. King Arthur's Castle, Tintagel, Aug. 12th My Dear Sis: I'm sorry I told you to write to Bideford, as we're stopping at this place several days, and I might have had your answer here. However, it's too late now, as by this time your letter is in the post, perhaps, and we may or may not leave to-morrow.
"It's much the fairest way. If we didn't wear them, the pretty girls would get all the best dances." "Oh, well, you wouldn't be left out, anyway," he assured her. At which compliment Gwen sniffed contemptuously, and pointedly requested Carey to give her a few minutes in strict privacy before they parted for the night.
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