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Will not one of you come forward and dry my sleekit locks? I thought the bravest lass in the school would do it, so I came straight to wee Leuchy; but she has turned her head aside. What ails the lassie? What can be coming over her, and she so brave and so noble?
I cannot leave Leuchy behind, for you know she saved my life, no less. 'I 'll have her at the Castle, but I 'll not take her to the Riviera, said the Duke. 'You'll be strong enough, my bonnie lass, to be back at the Palace of the Kings at Easter; but, to tell the honest truth, I have no liking for the maid you call Leucha.
I 'm sorry she has spilt the cream, but it hasn't had time to get through to the blankets. Here, come along, my pretty dear; come, my angel Jean; you shall sleep along with your own mistress. See, Leuchy, the cream hasn't had time to get to the blankets, and it hasn't touched the eider-down. I'll just whip off this white covering. Now you see for yourself that you mustn't meddle with me. Best not.
It would not do for that poor Leuchy to be cold this night. She must have a living, warming thing to comfort her, poor Leuchy! Come along; there's no time to spare. The girls, headed by Hollyhock, left the room in a group, but for some reason Jasmine remained behind.
'I do; but we won't have much time for kissing when we are busy over our different tasks. I 'll help you a good bit with your essay, Leuchy. There's no name given to the subject, so what do you say to calling it "The Kitchen Cat"? 'Oh, my word! I was angry with you then, said Leucha.
'There's no saying what sin I 'll commit, she said to herself, 'for the de'il 's at work in me. With my rebellious nature, I cannot help myself. I did wrong, and I owned it. I helped her and loved her; but I could not bear her kisses. It may be that Providence has parted us, so that I really need not be tried too far. Oh, but she is an ugly, uninteresting lass, poor Leuchy!
How bad, for instance, poor Leuchy had looked after she, Hollyhock, had played the prank on her; how withered up, like an apple all overripe her eyes so dim, her scanty locks so faded! Well, she must not think of Leuchy now; only she would have been a little happier if Leuchy had given her the kiss she had asked for. The maids of England were cold.
'And you won't do that for me? I thought for sure you loved me. 'I'd give my life for you, said Margaret; 'but this is different. 'It's easy to talk about giving the life, for that's not asked; but what I want is the love, and the proof of the love is that you shall dress as poor ghostie, and beg in a mighty mournful voice of Leuchy to dry your dripping hair.
She was thinking more of that kiss which had been refused than of anything else just then. Ah! why was Leuchy so hard harder than a rock? The doctors noticed the constant repetition of the girl's remark, and having spoken very gravely of the case to Mrs Constable, and to the poor stricken father, went down to interview the Duke.
Oh Leuchy, I would not be so mean! All night long Hollyhock tossed from side to side on her restless couch, thinking and planning how she would perform that feat which would stamp her as the bravest lassie in the school. There was one action which she could perform, one action which was so full of danger that no other girl in the school would attempt it. It was, in short, the following.
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