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Bloomer answered, "I've heard you," he said. And added, fervently and under his breath, "Godfreys!" "Primmie," began Martha, again, but Captain Jethro broke in. "Quiet, Martha Phipps," he ordered. "Stop your talkin', all hands. Marietta, do you cal'late you could get under way with mouth organ music?" "Why why, I don't know. Maybe I could if if it played church tunes."
Notwithstanding the fact that the sale of the Martels' house was averted and Rose's affair with Harold Phipps successfully terminated, catastrophe, which was evidently due the family, arrived before the summer had fairly begun. The irrepressible Claude had no sooner weighed the anchor of responsibility than he set sail for New York to embark once more on dramatic waters.
The girls say so, and it is only a fortnight longer before the holidays, and then we shall all go home. If it is not found out before the holidays, it will be all over then, won't it? No one will say anything about it next term." "I do not know, Pixie. I can't tell what Miss Phipps will do," returned Mademoiselle sadly.
Thought of the pestilential Buckley female set him to contrasting her affectations with the kind-hearted and wholehearted simplicity of his present hostess, Miss Martha Phipps. It was something of a contrast. Mrs. Buckley was rich and sophisticated and in her own opinion cultured to the highest degree. Now Miss Phipps was, in all probability, not rich and she would not claim wide culture.
Mary Hearn, twelve years of age, was inoculated with matter taken from the arm of Susan Phipps. 6th day: A pustule beginning to appear, slight pain in the axilla. 7th: A distinct vesicle formed. 8th: The vesicle increasing; edges very red; no deviation in its appearance at this time from the inoculated smallpox. 9th: No indisposition; pustule advancing.
Belcher was sitting at his desk, with the forged document before him, the latter said: "Phipps, did you ever see this paper before?" "Yes, sir." "Now, think hard don't be in a hurry and tell me when you saw it before. Take it in your hand, and look it all over, and be sure."
Galusha was at that moment endeavoring to fabricate a story of his own, one which he might tell Miss Phipps. It must not be too discouraging, it must "Eh?" he ejaculated, coming out of his daydream. "Oh, yes yes, of course." "As near as I can figure, your share will be well over twelve thousand. A pretty nice little windfall, I should say. Now what shall I do with it?"
"Girls," announced Miss Phipps after tea, two evenings later, "I have something to tell you which I am sure you will be delighted, and also much touched to hear. You have, I suppose, taken for granted that no breaking-up party would be held this term, as I have unfortunately had to deprive you of all holidays and excursions.
In the gallery among others met with Major Halsey, a great creature of the Duke of Albemarle's; who tells me that the Duke, by name, hath said that he expected to have the worke here up in the River done, having left Sir W. Batten and Mr. Phipps there.
How Widgery was great at questions, and Dangle good at inference, and Phipps so conspicuously inferior in everything that he felt it, and sulked with Mrs. Milton most of the day, after the manner of your callow youth the whole world over. Mrs. Milton stopped at the Angel and was very sad and charming and intelligent, and Widgery paid the bill in the afternoon of Saturday, Chichester was attained.
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