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When he came out into the yard both dogs saluted him by barking and whining twice as much as they did before, the setter jumping up and down at the end of his chain in a frenzy, and Nelly shivering, wagging her tail, and looking first at her master and then at the house door, where she could smell the fox right enough. There was a bright moon, so that Mr.
It was the first time he had even peeped into her room in New York. The old shyness was on him, and he glanced back. Nelly was just coming up-stairs, staring at him where he stood inside the door, her lips apart with amazement. Ladies distinctly did not entertain in their rooms at Mrs. Arty's.
The next time Nelly saw Adam Home was by the landing in the Canongate, in whose shelter lay the draw-well wherein the proud, gently-born laird's daughter every afternoon dipped the Dutch porcelain jug which carried the fresh spring-water wherewith to infuse her mother's cherished, tiny cup of tea.
She looked very solemn for a few minutes, and kept opening and shutting her mouth to see if it wasn't stiff. Presently she said, in a serious tone and with a pensive air: "Nelly, I'll give you my bead-ring: I shan't want it any more. And Cy may have the little horse: he lost his tail; but I put on the lamb's tail, and he is as good as ever.
For a short time she flitted behind the cab like an avenging shadow. It would never do to let Helen make such an idiot of herself, and bring notoriety upon the school where Peggy and Polly were pupils, or so humiliate Mrs. Vincent and Natalie. Nelly did some quick thinking. There was but one road for the elopers to follow.
When Nelly turned to go on, her blue eyes opened wide, and the handle of the ambulance dropped with a noise that caused a stout frog to skip into the water heels over head. Directly in the middle of the bridge was a pretty green tent, made of two tall burdock leaves.
Mrs. Arty and Tom glanced at each other. Mr. Wrenn realized that he had, even at this moment of social triumph, "made a break." He said, hastily; "I always liked that name. I I had an aunt named that!" "Oh " started Nelly. "She was fine to me when I was a kid, "Mr. Wrenn added, trying to remember whether it was right to lie when in such need. "Oh, it's a horrid name," declared Nelly.
"Such kindly men as your husband must pay for their virtues, Nelly." "Sympathetic people have to work hard," added Estelle. "Not that he wants the lesser people's gratitude, so long as he has my admiration," explained Mrs. Legg. "And that he always will have, for he's more than human in some particulars. And only I know the full extent of his wonders.
I don't mind! And the speaker gave a long, sudden sigh. 'But I won't have you troubled and worried, when I'm not there to protect you! cried Sarratt, fiercely. 'You could easily find a friend. But Nelly shook her head. 'Oh, no. That wouldn't do. Bridget and I always get on, George. We never quarrelled except when I stuck to marrying you. Generally I always give in. It doesn't matter.
There was not an understanding between them. He saluted as light-heartedly as ever to all appearance, but he did not look at Nelly. Nor did he make any remark on the change in the regiment. After that day the passing of his "boys" ceased to be the old joy to him. Something was gone out of the ceremonial.