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Bateman despatched some extremely choice roots of this valuable plant to a friend in England, who, on the arrival of the case, consigned it to his gardener to unpack.

"It does seem curious for there to be cuckoos in America," I said. "I don't see why, Nat," he replied, as he carefully arranged his specimens. "You remember I told you it was a cuckoo, probably from Malacca, that you showed me you had bought; well, those you are about to unpack are some of the American representatives of the family.

While you girls unpack, I'll see that some horses are harnessed so that we can soon set off to the forest." Mrs. Pitt then led the way from the market-square toward the inn of which she had spoken. Before the carriage was ready, the young people had thoroughly explored this remarkable old house.

I'm so hungry my back-bone's comin' out at the front." Christina giggled. One could never remember one's troubles in Sandy's gay presence. She dived into the cool cavern beneath the mossy log and came out with their dinner. Sandy helped her unpack it feverishly.

A well-trained maid was at once in attendance, and another, a little later, helped her unpack. "My dear," Mrs. Howland said to her niece when she came downstairs, "what a lucky woman you are to have two such maids! They are treasures!" Kate's hands flew to her head with a gesture of despair. "Maids! Aunt Ellen, don't ever say the word to me, I beg!

Give me one too!" cried Clover, starting up. Katy rummaged till she found another, then, half frozen, she ran back to bed; and the two lay nibbling the jumbles, and talking about home, till dawn deepened into daylight, and morning was fairly come. Breakfast was half an hour later than usual, which was comfortable. As soon as it was over, the girls proceeded to unpack their box.

There are some things you can't do. I know you. There's the same twist in us both. You simply can't do this! You think you can, and you talk like this to me to make yourself think that you can.... But when it comes to the point, when you pack your bag, you know you will just unpack it again and darn the stockings!" "No, no!"

"I will come up and help you unpack it." "If only she wouldn't!" thought the child as she lifted Anna Belle, but the housekeeper preceded her up the stairs, breathing rather heavily. Sure enough, when they reached the white room, there stood the new trunk that had been packed with so much anticipation.

It seems Cap'n Amazon had not brought his own sea chest; only a "dunnage bag," as he called it. "But there's plenty of Abe's duds about," he said; "and we're about of a size." When Louise went to unpack her trunks she found a number of things in the storeroom more interesting even than her own pretty summer frocks.

"No, no; a bath, a bath!" cried Mademoiselle de Verneuil. "I must dress at once." Francine was not a little surprised when her mistress required her to unpack the most elegant of the dresses she had brought with her. Having bathed and breakfasted, Marie made her toilet with all the minute care which a woman gives to that important act when she expects to meet the eyes of her lover in a ball-room.