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Phoebe might easily have told him the real state of the case; Nancy was busy at her washing, which would have been reason enough. But the nursemaid had vexed her, and she did not like Philip's sharpness, so she only said, 'It's noane o' my business; it's yo' t' look after yo'r own wife and child; but yo'r but a lad after a'.
I ought to have strength for all of us. But I am older now, I'm not what I was the day has tried me, Nancy." "Good-by, then, Laban," the woman said. "And don't you think hard of David. I don't. And I'm not sure I'll ever let you come. Say good-by as if it was for life." She turned to her brother. "We can kiss, I reckon?" "Oh, I reckon," he lamented, and went indoors.
An excellent scheme, therefore, for all concerned except young Tom, who would have to behave himself better than he was in the habit of doing or suffer the consequences. "Yes," said Nancy. "I don't see that I'd be doing right by Nance and Bernel not to agree to that. And if Tom behaves himself," at which Grannie grunted doubtfully, "he can have his share when the time comes."
He put ten dollars in the contribution plate a-Sunday, and paid the minister ten more next day for marryin' him to Nancy; so the Peabody luck has turned at last!" which as a matter of fact, it had. "And all the time," said the chairman of the carpet committee to the treasurer of the Dorcas Society "all the time, little as she realized it, Nancy was laying the carpet in her own pew.
Accordingly when Dorothy and Nancy left the train, and found themselves on the platform, Miss Fenler was looking for them, and she stowed them away in the carryall much as if they had been only ordinary baggage. Then, seating herself beside the driver, she ordered him to return.
Several cars were parked on the drive outside the club, and Nancy felt decidedly self-conscious as she and Bert and the children walked onto the awninged porch that was the tea room. "Now this club belongs to the place," Mr. Rogers said, "You're buying here and I don't mind telling you, Mr.
You can share my nice bed, and go back quite early in the morning. I have a lot to talk over with you. I want to arrange about our midnight picnic." "But, Nancy, we can't have a midnight picnic." "Can't we? I don't see that at all. I tell you what we will have it; and we'll have it on your birthday. Your birthday is in a week. That will be just splendid.
I'm sure I shan't be able to eat anything more for days. When do you wish to have them for dinner?" "Well," I said, "we ought to have time to get the right people to meet them. We'll ask Nancy and Ham." Maude opened her eyes. "Nancy! Do you think Nancy would like them?" "I'm going to give her a chance, anyway," I replied.... It was, in some ways, a memorable dinner.
"We are all free from sickness, thank God," said Mave, whom the presence of Sarah caused to blush deeply; "but how are you all here? I am sorry to find that poor Nancy is ill and that Con has got a relapse." She turned her eyes upon him as she spoke, and, on contemplating his languid and sickly countenance, she could only, by a great effort, repress her tears.
Now, she began to butt at us, and made us fly, right and left. Miss Susan was capsized, and sent sprawling on the deck; and Nancy, highly delighted at her victory, frisked off to the starboard side, where Mr Lukyn, with all the dignity of a first-lieutenant, was walking the deck with his glass under his arm.
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