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O my love, how earnestly I pray that our children may never be driven from your paternal direction. Had you been at home to-day, you would have felt as fervent in this prayer as your Theo. Our children were impressed with utter contempt for their guest. This gave me real satisfaction. I really believe, my dear, few parents can boast of children whose minds are so prone to virtue.
Then she had been gloriously happy, feeling, because she and Victor loved each other, that the world was theirs; now she came a broken-willed, frightened woman, to plead with the man who had put her out of his life, to take her back. She would tell him that no matter what happened, she would never marry Théo, and then, when he realised that she meant this, she would beg him to take her back.
Are you to act as father's sons, as Carnegys of the old stock, or, to put it in another way, as Christians who have given offence, and know that there is but one way of making up for it? Will you apologise? Theo spoke with urgent persuasiveness. 'I shall! Geoff stood up straight, and his face was pale and set, as he confronted Theo bravely.
I served another fellow an' awful mean trick once, and I've been trying mighty hard to find him, and make it up to him, but I haven't found him yet, and so I've tried to do a little for you instead of him don't you see?" Carrots nodded, and Theo fancied that he looked a little disappointed. "Then 'twasn't really me you wanted to help?" he said, gravely. "Yes, 'twas, too," answered Theo, quickly.
This was too much for Theo, who resolved to go home on the morrow, at all hazards, and she had commenced making preparations for leaving, when to her great joy her husband came, and in recounting to him her trials she forgot in a measure how unhappy she had been.
There's a little too much of Geoff, mother; let us be free of him here, at least. You are going to your old rooms?" "Yes. I thought it might be a little painful: but Chatty made no objection. She said indeed she would like it." "Is she dwelling on that matter still?" "Still, Theo! I don't suppose she will ever cease to dwell on it till it comes all right." "Which is very unlikely, mother.
Mina was annoyed, and set herself to be merry; a glance from Lady Flora converted vexation into rage. She turned back to Theo; somehow Mr Disney had taught her how to like him often a valuable lesson, if people would keep their eyes open for it. "Everybody else I've met has been horribly afraid of Mr Disney," she said in a half-whisper. "Oh, you aren't in a funk of a man who's smacked your head!"
For the second time the novel idea of how irksome he and Geoff must be to their much-tried tutor presented itself, to the resentful boy's secret astonishment. 'I am sure, Theo began again, and still more gravely, 'you boys must remember that the Bible tells us to respect those appointed to be rulers over us. 'Don't preach! Alick rudely cut her short; but Geoff bit his lip.
The arrangement of the satin fell to Maggie's lot; and while George Douglas made the stars, Theo looked on a little doubtfully not that her nationality was in any way affected, for what George Douglas sanctioned was by this time right with her; but she felt some misgiving as to what her grandmother might say; and, thinking if she did nothing but look on and laugh the blame would fall on Maggie, she stood aloof, making occasionally a suggestion, and seeming as pleased as anyone when at last the flag was done.
"If you find it out, sir, without my owning it, what is the good of my confessing?" says Theo. "Suppose I were to die?" goes on George, "and you saw Harry in grief, you would be seeing a genuine affliction, a real tragedy; you would grieve too. But you wouldn't be affected if you saw the undertaker in weepers and a black cloak!" "Indeed, but I should, sir!" says Mrs.
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