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I sat up in bed by way of arousing this said brain: it was a chilly night; I covered my shoulders with a shawl, and then I proceeded to think again with all my might. "What do I want? A new place, in a new house, amongst new faces, under new circumstances: I want this because it is of no use wanting anything better. How do people do to get a new place?
The young man's eyes lingered about her in a delighted gaze, for she made the fairest picture imaginable standing there in her soft gray dress with its collar and cuffs of black velvet, a knot of scarlet ribbon at her throat, the brilliant flowers in her hands, and a fleecy white shawl wrapped about her shoulders.
It was but the work of a second for Hatty to throw her light shawl completely over Meg—the child’s straw hat—holding it at such a distance from her face and arms that the stings of the insects could not reach her. Then, with one hand, Hatty held her white sun-bonnet close together in front, while she extended the other, to lead Meg.
It came sooner than I expected, sooner than they had looked for: the rain delayed not; it came pouring down; and what were we to do for shelter? Phillis had nothing on but her indoor things no bonnet, no shawl.
But the stranger went up to the pretty dancer, and leaning over, said in a gentle but commanding tone: "Clara, my child, do not dance any more." Clara made a little pouting face, bent her head, and finally smiled. When the dance was over, the young man wrapped her in a cashmere shawl with a lover's care, and seated her in a place sheltered from the wind.
The window was only a yard from the ground, and I got out somehow, encumbered in my shawl, which a grateful reader had crocheted for me. She had, however, to help me in again directly I was out, for, between us, we had forgotten the stable key, which was underneath the cushion of my armchair. The rest was plain sailing.
In the middle of the room two slender figures embraced each other, their black hair falling loosely over their white gowns. On the window-step knelt a tall girl, her head pensively supported by her hand, a black shawl draped gracefully about her; at her feet sat a girl with head bowed to her knees.
He was just bringing the milk, and both he and his children looked as brisk and wide awake as if they had been up and about for hours. Milly and Olly were very much excited at the sight of them, and Olly struggled hard to get down, but nurse held him tight. "Oh, Becky! we've had such a nice bathe," cried Milly, as she passed them muffled up in her shawl, her little wet feet dangling out.
She sprang up, and began to feel about over the carpet with her bare feet, looking for her slippers. A terrible thought had come into her mind. She felt that she must settle it at once. She must take the will, take it away from there! burn it! destroy it! She feverishly drew on her dressing gown, and threw a shawl over her shoulders. "Rita! Get up quick! Quick! Come!"
"Room!" said I "plenty o' room; and, as for trouble, dinna mention that." And I assisted my fair cousin to remove her shawl and other haps. This cousin, I may mention by the way, I had never seen before; and neither had she ever seen ony o' us, although we knew perfectly weel o' each other's existence. But this within parentheses.
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