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Linceford said to Dakie Thayne next morning. "Everybody would have " She stopped. She could not tell this boy to his frank face that everybody would have thought more and made more of him because his uncle had got brave stars on his shoulders, and his father had died leaving two millions or so of dollars. "I know they would have," said Dakie Thayne. "That was just it.
"Don't go back there, James," Dakie Thayne heard a voice from the retiring party say as they passed him; "it's disgraceful!" "The house won't hold Sin Saxon after this," said another. "They were out in the upper hall, half a dozen of them, just now, ringing their bells and calling for Mr. Biscombe." "The poor man don't know who to side with. He don't want to lose the whole west wing.
Thoresby took possession; had praised the tableaux, as "quite creditable, really, considering the resources we had," and was following a slight lead into a long talk, of information and advice on her part, about Dixville Notch. The General thought he should go there, after a day or two at Outledge. Just here came up Dakie Thayne.
Dakie Thayne had accompanied with the reading of the ballad, slightly transposed and adapted. As Leslie led Sir Charles before the curtain, in response to the continued demand, he added the concluding stanza, "The dame made a courtesy, The dog made a bow; The dame said, 'Your servant, The dog said, 'Bow-wow."
She thinks, Mother, that you pay more than the house is worth and so she does her level best to make it up to us in other ways." "I believe I will write to Carrie," mused Mrs. Thayne. "She'd be interested and anxious to see the girls. I'm sure she doesn't realize that she has any cousins in England." "Mother," said Win with deliberation, "why don't you ask Mrs.
After luncheon, Win prepared to sketch the lighthouse and the other three proposed to visit it. As they ran down the hill toward the causeway and the heap of picturesque red rocks bared by the water, Mrs. Thayne settled herself with her embroidery and Estelle produced her netting. After a few moments spent consulting with Win as to the exact angle desirable for his sketch, Mrs.
The possibility had occurred to Leslie Goldthwaite as she and Dakie Thayne amused themselves one day with Captain Green's sagacious Sir Charles Grandison, a handsome black spaniel, whose trained accomplishment was to hold himself patiently in any posture in which he might be placed, until the word of release was given.
Ingleside is like Miss Craydocke: and I didn't suppose I should ever find many more of them, but they're counting up," said Dakie Thayne. "There's a pretty good piece of the world salted, after all." "If there really is any best society," pursued Leslie, "it seems to me it ought to be, not for keeping people out, but for getting everybody in as fast as it can, like the kingdom of heaven."
Now I think of it, I recall that the girl married and went to the States. I do not know how one speaks of your counties, but it was not the city of New York, perhaps New Yorkshire?" "New York State," put in Win so abruptly that his mother jumped. To all appearances he had been completely absorbed in his painting. "But you don't know the name of the man she married?" Mrs. Thayne asked.
Oh, her name is Pearce, Estelle Pearce. She gave me her card." Frances produced it. "You will come and see the rooms to-morrow, won't you, Mother? Win can come too, for that tiny train is very comfortable and the walk to the house is short. Rose Villa, Noirmont Terrace. Isn't that a sweet name?" The moment she entered Rose Villa, Mrs. Thayne heartily agreed with Frances as to its desirability.
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