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The girl hoped to see him go, but he made no move to do so. "You live alone with your brother?" he queried, suddenly. "Most of the time." "Victory, did ye ever hear Rance speak of Perry Jounce?" The man leered at her in a way that sent a chill over her. "Never." "No? Wal, he didn't like me. I reckin I'll hev a kiss afore I go, anyhow." He began to move toward her.
She was very feverish and had a bad sore throat: Mrs. Goddard was full of care and affection, Mr. Perry was talked of, and Harriet herself was too ill and low to resist the authority which excluded her from this delightful engagement, though she could not speak of her loss without many tears. Emma sat with her as long as she could, to attend her in Mrs.
Slowly we drifted down the great river toward the sea. About us swarmed the mighty denizens of the primeval deep plesiosauri and ichthyosauria with all their horrid, slimy cousins whose names were as the names of aunts and uncles to Perry, but which I have never been able to recall an hour after having heard them.
Several weeks later he heard from Gerty Bridewell of Laura's engagement to Arnold Kemper. He had dropped in to see Perry one afternoon upon an insignificant piece of business, and Gerty in her husband's absence, had insisted upon receiving his call. "I'll reward you with a bit of news," she said, with a nervous and troubled gesture. "Laura will be married in the autumn." "Married?"
Huldah flushed under her glance. "My face and hands is clean," she said, shyly, "and I'll put the sweeping-brush over my hair " Mrs. Perry smiled, in spite of herself. "No, don't do that, child; take and use that one over there by the looking-glass; but 'twas your frock I was thinking about, and your apron is too ragged and dirty to see a lady in.
He recommended it for all the children, but particularly for the weakness in little Bella's throat, both sea air and bathing." "Ah! my dear, but Perry had many doubts about the sea doing her any good; and as to myself, I have been long perfectly convinced, though perhaps I never told you so before, that the sea is very rarely of use to any body. I am sure it almost killed me once."
There is no answering such politeness, said I: I am sure Lady Davers was very cruel to keep me from such company. 'Twas our loss, madam, says Miss Darnford. I'll allow it, said I, in degree; for you have all been deprived, several hours, of an humble admirer. Mr. Perry said, I never before saw so young a lady shine forth with such graces of mind and person.
After a moment Han, leaning outboard over the deck rail, said: "It's not so loud, Steve. I think we're going away from it slowly." "Or else running parallel," suggested Perry. "Anyhow, it isn't any nearer." Another minute or two passed, with all hands listening intently. Then Phil sounded another warning. "Hold up, Steve! I may be crazy, but I'll swear there's surf dead ahead again!"
At sight of me he dropped his hammer and fell back a step. "Why Peregrine," said he. "Why, Perry lad don't look so! Is aught wrong?" "Only my heart is breaking, I think!" said I, and casting myself down at the foot of a tree, I covered my face. "God love me!" exclaimed the Tinker; and then he was kneeling beside me. "What is it, lad, what is it?" "I've sent my Diana from me!"
The threat did not appear to affect Perry Jounce. "It wouldn't be good fur you ter snap that pistol at me, Andy. I jest heard you say't mebbe you had killed her, meanin' Iris. Now what hev you ben up to? let's hear right down quick, or thar'll be a tussle right hyar and now." There was a determined ring in the man's voice not to be mistaken.
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