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At length they came to a tribe much shorter of stature than the Yumas, and friendly. These were probably Cocopas. Not a patch of clothing existed in the whole band, and Pattie's men gave the women some old shirts, intimating, as well as they could, that they ought to wear some covering.
The gowns were carried away, and Aunt Pattie's maid departed. Then as Lucy in her white cotton wrapper was retiring to her own room, Mrs. Burgoyne caught her by the arm. 'You remember, she said appealingly, 'how rude I was that evening you came how I just altered your hair? You don't know how I long to do it properly!
Burgoyne's movements and voice; she was learning to understand Manisty's paradoxes, and Aunt Pattie's small weaknesses. She was less raw, evidently; yet not less individual. Her provincialisms were dropping away; her character, perhaps, was only emerging. 'Are you pleased with it? she said timidly, as Mrs.
Either Aunt Pattie's maid or mine can take her to all the proper things or there are plenty of people in Rome the Westertons the Borrows? who at a word from Aunt Pattie would fly to look after her and take her about. I really don't see that you need be so miserable! Mrs. Burgoyne stood looking down in some amusement at the aunt and nephew.
She's expecting particular company." "Any one besides Paul?" inquired Aunt Pattie, elevating her eyebrows. "Lots of people," returned Constance with a gaiety she had not exhibited for many days. "Mr. Gamble for one." Aunt Pattie's countenance underwent an instant change, and it was not a change for the better. "Mr. Gamble!" she exclaimed, quite properly shocked.
They now took a remarkable journey of fourteen days, but unfortunately little detail is given, probably because Pattie's editor considered a cut across the country of little importance.
Lucy's inmost mind was still sore and shrinking from this half-hour's encounter with Aunt Pattie. But she had not shown it. And at the end of it Aunt Pattie had kissed her ruefully with tears 'It's very good of you! You'll take care of Eleanor! Lucy could hear her own answer 'Indeed, indeed, I will! and Aunt Pattie's puzzled cry, 'If only someone would tell me what I'm to do with him!
Instead of this they were marched under guard to San Diego, where each was confined in a separate room, frustrating their plan to recapture their arms and fight their way out. Pattie's father presently became ill, and no amount of entreaty was sufficient to gain permission for the son to see him even for a moment. He died in his cell.
'Now I understand Aunt Pattie's tales of fires at Sorrento in August, said Eleanor, crouching over the hearth. 'This blazing Italy can touch you when she likes with the chilliest fingers. Poor peasants! are their hearts lighter to-night? The rain was fierce, but mercifully there was no hail. Down below they say the harvest is over. Here they begin next week.
So they made a round every room almost in the apartment communicating with every other and thus reached Aunt Pattie's sitting-room and the salon. Lucy sat shivering beside the wood-fire in Aunt Pattie's room, which Miss Manisty had lit as soon as she set eyes upon her; while the two other ladies murmured to each other in the salon.
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