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Tom made a further noise, and declared that the whole thing must be put off. Go to see a pantomime without Nan he would not. Then a further message came from Miss Anne, saying that she would be greatly distressed if they did not go; and so, after no end of growling and grumbling, Mr. Tom put his party into two cabs and took them off. Nan heard the roll of the wheels lessen and cease.
I cannot possibly understand how it is that Mrs. Willis, who is supposed to be such a splendid instructor of youth, should not have brought Nan a little better into control. Now, you, my dear Hetty, are very different. You have passions and feelings no one has them more strongly but you keep them in check. Your reticence and your reserve please me much.
It was a mystery at first to Nan how they could get three huge logs, some of them three feet in diameter at the butt, on to the sled; two at the bottom and one rolled upon them, all being fastened securely with the timber-chain and hook. How the horses strained in their collars to start the mighty load!
Quite a match for Anna Pynsent, in spite of her beauty and her sixty thousand pounds. If Nan had been a little more commonplace, Sir John would have aspired higher for her. But there was a strain of "quixotry," as he called it, in her nature, which made him always uncertain as to her next action.
"You forget, Rege, your father forbade me to hold any communication with Hollywood." Reginald's face grew grave. "Poor father. Well he's done with it all now." "You don't mean that he is dead, Rege?" "Yes and little Nan." "Oh!" The exclamation was sharp with pain. "I think she fretted for you, John. She just seemed to pine away.
She'll be just as mean when we get to Lakeview Hall as ever she was. Mark my word." "All right, Worthy Prophetess," said Nan, seriously. "I mark thee well. But I am afraid we are in the wrong this time. We should have encouraged her attempt to be grateful." She had no idea nor had Nan Sherwood herself that it lay within Linda's power, if it did in her wish, to injure Nan further.
A cat had established itself beside it, and was purring softly. Auntie Nan was on her knees. Philip heard his own name "God bless my Philip in the great place to which he has been called this day. Give him wisdom and strength and peace!" Holy woman, with angels hovering over you, who dared to think of devils tempting your innocence and love? Philip went back to his father's room.
"Yes," said Nan, "I guess we're all queer, we young ones, that have been in service. You see we've had to take things as they are. You can't veil them from us. We've seen 'em. We know." She laughed out. "Rookie, it's queer, but I'm a good deal more like the old-fashioned girl we read about than the rest of the crowd I run with." "Why?" Raven ventured.
"Can we get anything to eat here?" asked Keith. They all smiled again most amiably. The elder swept off his hat with a free gesture. "A piedes ouestros, senora," he said, "pero no hablo Ingles. Habla usted Espanol?" Keith understood the last three words. "No," he shook his head violently, "no Espanol. Hungry." He pointed to Nan, then to himself: "She, me, hungry."
"Where's Bert?" he asked of Nan. "Coming along with Charley Mason. They're just down the street. I hurried on with Freddie." "I guess I'll go to meet him," said Harry. "I'll see you when I come back, Freddie, and be sure you're good and dry." "I will," promised the little chap, as his mother led him upstairs. "How long can Cousin Harry stay, Mother?" Freddie asked. "Oh, about a week I guess."
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