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I should not have been able to tell so much about Mrs. Gam and her daughter, but that, between ourselves, I was particularly sweet upon a young lady at the time, whose papa lived at the "Royal," and was under the care of Doctor Jephson. The Jemima appealed to by Mrs.
Dale took this view of the subject; and certainly, in addition to all the hitherto dormant virtues which would be awakened in Miss Jemima when fairly Mrs. Riccabocca, she counted somewhat upon the mere worldly advantage which such a match would bestow upon the exile. Like all persons convinced of the expediency of a thing, Mrs. Dale saw nothing wanting but opportunities to insure its success.
In a second their pens scratched in unison, and Maud was completely forgotten. The last bell was three minutes late in ringing. Betty knew it was, because she had watched the clock tick out each one with growing impatience. When it did ring at last, she threw her latin book into her desk, banged down the lid, and gave vent to her favorite exclamation. "Jemima! Thank goodness that's over."
This he sealed in wax and stamped with his crest; and this was duly delivered by Todd and so the painful incident had come to an end. The dogs disposed of, there still remained to him another issue to meet the wages he owed Jemima. Although she had not allowed the subject to pass her lips not even to Todd St.
She was singing the pathetic ballad of old Rob* with the most heart-melting falls and pauses. Jemima had half-opened the door, when she distinguished her voice, and Maria stood close to it, scarcely daring to respire, lest a modulation should escape her, so exquisitely sweet, so passionately wild.
"I've known her stay away longer than this, and there's no occasion for alarm." So saying, he addressed himself to his dinner with his usual gusto; but Miss Jemima had no appetite, and the show of eating that she made was but a poor pretence. "Don't be so much alarmed, Jemima," said her brother, making progress with his dinner. "I've no doubt the child is amongst her friends.
Always troublesome, and always will be and that's why we're so fond of you." He spoke lightly, but his voice shook nevertheless. "So you ought to be," she answered. "For you know how much I love you all." "What, even stern Aunt Jemima?" said this blundering young man, clumsily beating about the bush, and thus scaring the bird quite as much as if he had thrust his hand boldly into the nest.
There is Lady Selina Armstrong." "Well, she is a very fine girl, and talks well." "There is Harriet Butler, who has just come out." "I saw her at the last ball we were at a very pretty creature." "Lady Jemima Calthorpe." "Not very good-looking, but clever and agreeable." "There is Louisa Manners, who is very much admired." "I admire her very much myself."
"Down the hill and take the first turn to the right," Polly told him. "Jemima! but it's cold." And she snuggled down in her furs. "I can't believe this is Christmas Eve." "Neither can I," Bob said. "What's this I hear about you and Lois going to visit some one for New Year's?" "We're going to Fanny Gerard's," Polly answered. "Won't it be fun? She lives in South Carolina.
While Imogen was dressing she heard a knock at her door, and a young woman entered whom she at once recognized as Jemima Broadwood "Jimmy" Broadwood she was called by people in her own profession. While there was something unmistakably professional in her frank savoir-faire, "Jimmy's" was one of those faces to which the rouge never seems to stick.
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