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This somewhat unexpected announcement sent a wave of pleasure evanescent, perhaps hardly perceptible sweeping over her. Rather abruptly she said: "I think your gingham looks very well, but you might get a nice print if you'll have time to make it!" "That's jest what I war a-thinkin' t'other day," the impassive face replied.
"I sot thar fer a minute like a rock, 'n' when ye two went back up the mount'in, before I knowed it I was hyer in the house thar at the fire mouldin' a bullet to kill ye with as ye come back. All at oncet I heerd a voice plain as my own is at this minute: "'Air you a-thinkin' 'bout takin' the life of a fellow-creatur, Sherd Raines-you that air tryin' to be a servant o' the Lord?"
She might divert him; yes, she might divert the old gentleman, an' let him think he had his own way, 'stead o' arguing everything down to the bare bone. 'Twouldn't hurt her to sit down an' hear his great stories once in a while." "The stories are very interesting," I ventured to say. "Yes, you always catch yourself a-thinkin' what if they all was true, and he had the right of it," answered Mrs.
Your Aunt Martha got so excited a-thinkin' you was coming hum she got a headache." "Dear Aunt Martha!" murmured Tom. "I'll soon cure her of that." He turned to his brothers. "What shall we do about the trunks? We can't take 'em in the carriage." "Aleck is comin' for them boxes," said the hired man. "There's his wagon now."
"Oh, you're a married woman then, and have a family of your own. I was a-thinkin' just that thing when you picked up little Alec here. You had a knack with him that don't come to a woman unless she's used to handling young ones. How many children have you? They're pretty well grown, I suppose." Again Elizabeth caught the merry twinkle of amusement in the woman's eyes.
And he took her hand, pressed it, was pressed by it, and was gone. "What a nice young man, to be sure!" cried Mrs. Bolton. "D'you think so, ma?" said Fanny. "I was a-thinkin who he was like. When I was at the Wells with Mrs. Serle," Mrs.
Barney doffed his hat and exclaimed, "Long loife to yez all, espacially to the swate-faced young leddy that first spoke a good wourd for me, oi'm a-thinkin';" and he stepped lightly around to the rear of the house. "Sally," said Mr. Vosburgh, with preternatural gravity. The girl courtesied and nearly dropped a dish. "Mr. Barney Ghegan will soon be receiving a large salary."
Starbuck had "made a plan." "Father," said, she at last, "I've be'n thinkin' " "Yay," replied the old man gruffly but not unkindly "yay, I 'spect so. Thee's pooty nigh allus a-thinkin' o' suthin. What is it neow? Eout with it!" "I've be'n thinkin' that Jim's all the child we've got " "Wal, yay. Hain't had no other not's I knows on. What o' that?"
I know you'll spend lots of time in this room." Drusilla was quiet, sitting with folded hands. Then, after a few moments, she said: "I was just a-thinkin' that all this great house can't be for just one old woman. And all them dishes and the kitchen with them pots and pans and the cook can't be there just to cook for me alone?" "Oh, but he is, and he's a wonderful cook. Mr.
"Yes; but I can't go," said the crippled boy, again. "But, Jamie, Jamie, think, THINK what it would mean to you!" quavered Mrs. Murphy, at the foot of the bed. "I am a-thinkin'," choked Jamie. "Don't you suppose I know what I'm doin' what I'm givin' up?" Then to Mrs. Carew he turned tear-wet eyes. "I can't," he faltered. "I can't let you do all that for me. If you CARED it would be different.
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