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Was not their society at Micklethwayte equal in good manners to any, and superior, far superior, in goodness and intelligence to these stupid fashionable people, who undervalued all her real useful acquirements, and cared for nothing but trumpery music. The carriage entered the park, and Nuttie saw lake and woods from a fresh point of view.

'Scheiden und weiden thut weh! quoted Mary. 'If his place was only Monks Horton. What will Aunt Ursel do? 'I think perhaps she may be induced to join us, said Mary. 'We mean to do our best to persuade her. 'And there's the choir! And my class, and the harmonium, went on Nuttie, while Gerard walked on disconsolately. 'Micklethwayte has existed without you, Nuttie, said Mr.

Dutton quietly; while Nuttie felt how much better and wiser an answer it was than the indignant denial that trembled on her tongue.

Mayn't I? exclaimed Ursula, invading the room that served as kitchen, where Annaple was trying to hush off the child and make her over to a little twelve years old maid, who stood in waiting, helping Willie meantime to unpack his soldiers, with smothered exclamations of delight. 'Oh, Nuttie, how good of you! Please to excuse the accompaniment.

Nuttie began to wonder when Monks Horton would be inhabited again, and how much notice Lady Kirkaldy would take of her, and she was a good deal disappointed when Mark told her that Lord Kirkaldy had been begged to undertake a diplomatic mission which would keep them abroad all the winter. There was a certain weariness and want of interest.

I don't like to see old Will's son wearing himself out there, and the lad is a good honest lad, with business habits, who would do justice to you after I am gone. 'Father, said Nuttie, trembling with the effort, 'I want you to do something better than that. I want you to let Mark take the agency with a view to himself not me.

He is not so young but that he could make himself known, and those advertisements are so widely spread. I am sure poor Nuttie would be more at rest if she could give up hope. 'I did not tell you before, Nan, but Dutton was going to-day to look at a poor little unclaimed child's body that had been found in the Thames. He knew him better than I, so he went. 'He would have come if said Annaple.

So that very evening, while Nuttie only ventured on sharing with Annaple the glad tidings that Mr. Dutton was accepted, and in his marvellous goodness, undertook to make his home with her father. Mark was almost stunned by the news, confirmed to him by Mr.

Waterloo, 6.15. 'I knew he would, said Nuttie, with a strange quietness, but as she tried to read it to her father her voice choked, and she had to hand it to Annaple. But for the first time in her life she went up and voluntarily kissed her father's forehead. And perhaps it was for the first time in his life that the exclamation broke from him, 'Thank God!

'Can't you, indeed? 'Gently, gently, my dear, said Miss Mary, as the young people seemed very near a skirmish, and the train was sweeping up. Then there was another small scuffle, for Nuttie had set her heart on the third class; but Mr.