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It pleased my imagination to watch the effect produced by a little more or a little less opening of the shutters, a nonsensical morning play-spell, which quite enlivened me for the sedate occupations of the day. It was, however, not imagination now which whispered to me that there was something else to look at beside the jet of water and the shadowy play of light.
There was no school, and Uncle Nat insisted on doing all the "chores" himself, that the little girls might have a play-spell in the woods but for this, I greatly fear the wild creatures would have run off without leave, they were so crazy to see what those gorgeous trees were like, close to.
His father got him another place, and after a month they laid him off for two weeks, and then sent him a note not to come back. He hung around home, played the violin, and sang for his mother's sewing-girls while they worked. The girls all loved him if the mother went out and left him in charge of the shop, he gave all hands a play-spell until it was time for Madame to return.
He was apt to get stents set him, so much corn to husk, for instance, before that day, so that he could have an extra play-spell; and in order to gain a day or two, he would work at his task with the rapidity of half a dozen boys. He always had the day after Thanksgiving as a holiday, and this was the day he counted on.
For a play-spell, each day John Landseer and his boys tramped across Hampstead Heath to where there were donkeys, sheep, goats and cows grazing; then all four would sit down on the grass before some chosen subject and sketch the patient model. Edwin Landseer's first loving recollections of his father went back to these little excursions across the Heath.
"You looked as if you didn't think it best to go." "No, Miss Gunn," replied Dr. Eben. "I looked as if I did not want to go. It has been so pleasant here: that was all." "Oh," said Hetty, in a relieved tone, "was that it? I feel just so, too: it has been delightful; it is the only real play-spell I ever had in my life.
You lamented more than I because we could not have a longer play-spell. Your sentiments have changed." The younger lad pointed to his feet. "There's the reason. If I were like you I shouldn't think of leaving this delightful country until the last day; but I shall need all the vacation to get on my feet again. Do you comprehend?" "Yes; your demonstration is logical.
He was apt to get stents set him, so much corn to husk, for instance, before that day, so that he could have an extra play-spell; and in order to gain a day or two, he would work at his task with the rapidity of half a dozen boys. He always had the day after Thanksgiving as a holiday, and this was the day he counted on.
"You looked as if you didn't think it best to go." "No, Miss Gunn," replied Dr. Eben. "I looked as if I did not want to go. It has been so pleasant here: that was all." "Oh," said Hetty, in a relieved tone, "was that it? I feel just so, too: it has been delightful; it is the only real play-spell I ever had in my life.
Any other woman but Hetty would have felt something which was in his tone, though not in his words. But Hetty answered bluntly: "Yes, I do wonder; it is very lovely here: but I should think you'd want to be at work; I do. I think we've had play-spell enough; for, after all, it hasn't been any thing but play-spell for you and me." "Now she despises me," thought poor Dr. Eben.
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