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"I'm nearly thirteen," she said. "I'm growing up. Nobody can stop themselves when they begin to grow up. It makes them begin to find out things. I want to ask you something, Dowie." "Now, lovey !" Dowie began with tremor. Both she and Mademoiselle had been watching the innocent "growing up" and fearing a time would come when the widening gaze would see too much. Had it come as soon as this?
'He is George too, called after his father. Answer me! Why do you want to know the bishop's name? and why do you watch him? 'Ah, my noble Gorgio, that's tellings! 'No doubt, so just tell it to me. 'Lord, lovey! the likes of you don't want to know what the likes of me thinks. Cargrim lost his temper at these evasions. 'You are a bad character, Mother Jael. I shall warn the police about you.
She's worthy of her husband that way, but she's not in other ways. That's my excuse." "Your excuse, lovey? For what?" "For what I did. But you won't know why I did it, or forgive me for doing it, unless I tell you the story as I understand it." "Go right on, dear, and take your time. I won't interrupt again."
The business meeting next morning "to think things out" resulted satisfactorily. At first Mrs. Wiggs was inclined to ask questions and find out where the children came from, but when she saw Lovey Mary's evident distress and embarrassment, she accepted the statement that they were orphans and that the girl was seeking work in order to take care of herself and the boy.
Through the assistance of Asia Wiggs, Lovey Mary secured pleasant and profitable work at the factory; but her mind was not at peace. Of course it was a joy to wear the red dress and arrange her hair a different way each morning, but there was a queer, restless little feeling in her heart that spoiled even the satisfaction of looking like other girls and earning three dollars a week.
"You'd best let a two-three of us stay the night and coax 'ee from frettin'. It's bad for the system, and you so soon over child-birth." Lovey opened her eyes wide on them. "Lord's sake!" she said, "you don't reckon I'm goin' to sit down under this? What? and him the beautifullest, straightest cheeld that ever was in Gwithian Parish! Go'st thy ways home, every wan.
Susan filled her tray silently. "Anything I can do, Mary Lou?" "Just get out of the WAY, lovey that's about all I salted that once, Ma. If you don't want that table, Sue and shut the door, dear! The smoke " Susan was glad to get out of the kitchen, and in a moment Mrs. Lancaster and Mary Lou came into the dining-room, too, and Alice rang the dinner bell.
She started down the path, and Lovey Mary, somewhat overwhelmed by this oration, followed obediently. "These here are the Baptists," said Miss Viny, waving her hand toward a bed of heliotrope and flags. "They want lots of water; like to be wet clean through. They sorter set off to theyselves an' tend to their own business; don't keer much 'bout minglin' with the other flowers."
Two soft arms seized him from behind; a sickening breath was on his cheek; a smooth face pressed his; and a fawning treble was saying in his ear with appalling tenderness, "Let ole George elp you, Lovey." The Parson stamped up and down the loft, gnawing his thumb. Those long shots from the rear had ceased half an hour ago. A tall Grenadier drooped across the wall.
"Mama," Alice exclaimed, suddenly, clasping a warm hand over her mother's trembling one, and looking at her with all love and reassurance, "you know how Chris and I love you, don't you?" Tears came into Mrs. Melrose's eyes. "Of course I do, lovey," she faltered. "Mama, you know how we would stand behind you how anxious we are to share whatever's worrying you!" Alice went on, pleadingly.
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