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The enthusiastic Jane even suggested that they should devote a week's wishes to assuring the Baby's future, by asking such gifts for him as the good fairies give to Infant Princes in proper fairy-tales, but Anthea soberly reminded her that as the Sand-fairy's wishes only lasted till sunset they could not ensure any benefit to the Baby's later years; and Jane owned that it would be better to wish for fifty pounds in two-shilling pieces, and buy the Lamb a three-pound fifteen rocking-horse, like those in the big stores, with a part of the money.
"Well sir, we was thinkin' that if Miss Anthea has a good season, this year, we'd get it over an' done wi' some time in October, sir, but it's all accordin'." "According to what?" "To the 'ops, sir, the H-O-P-S 'ops, sir. They're comin' on fine, ah! scrumptuous they be! If they don't take the blight, sir, they'll be the finest 'ops this side o' Maidstone.
"I'm so sorry," said Anthea gently, and she took off her white pinafore and covered the Sand-fairy up with it, all but its head, its bat's ears, and its eyes that were like a snail's eyes. "Thank you," it said, "that's better. What's the wish this morning?" "I don't know," she said; "that's just it. You see we've been very unlucky, so far. I wanted to talk to you about it.
Come in! come in! and bring him wi' you, him as is so big, and strong, him as I've expected so long, the tall, golden man from over seas. Bid him come in, Miss Anthea, that Goody Dibbin's old eyes may look at him at last." Hereupon, at a sign from Anthea, Bellew turned in at the gate, and striding up the path, entered the cottage.
So Anthea only said, 'Don't be so jolly clever yourself, Squirrel. And the fireworks look all right, and you'll have the eightpence that your tram fares didn't cost to-day, to buy something more with. You ought to get a perfectly lovely Catharine wheel for eightpence. 'I daresay, said Cyril, coldly; 'but it's not YOUR eightpence anyhow
"That's one of the things I like about you so, all the time you've been here you haven't asked my Auntie Anthea once, have you?" "No, my Porges, not yet." "Oh! but you don't mean that you ever will?" "Would you be very grieved, and angry, if I did, some day soon, my Porges?" "Well, I I didn't think you were that kind of a man!" answered Small Porges, sighing and shaking his head regretfully.
Also she brought back all Anthea's money. 'My cousin, she give me the jug for luck; she said it was an odd one what the basin of had got smashed. 'Oh, Martha, you arc a dear! sighed Anthea, throwing her arms round her. 'Yes, giggled Martha, 'you'd better make the most of me while you've got me. I shall give your ma notice directly minute she comes back.
Anthea laughed: "The Man with the Tiger-Mark, of course! he has been much in her dreams, lately, and she has talked of him a great deal, " "Has she?" said Bellew, "ha!" "Yes, her mind is full of strange twists, and fancies, you see she is so very old, and she loves to tell me her dreams, and read the future for me." "Though, of course, you don't believe it," said Bellew. "Believe it!"
'Goodbye, then, said Anthea, gaily, for her conscience was clear now. She hurried into the wood, threw herself on the ground, and said 'Home' and there she was, rolled in the carpet on the nursery floor. 'SHE'S all right, anyhow, said Anthea, and went back to bed. 'I'm glad somebody's pleased. But mother will never believe me when I tell her. The story is indeed a little difficult to believe.
Whereupon, he promptly stooped, and picked it up, and, even as, with a last, crashing chord, Anthea ceased playing, and turned, in that same moment he dropped it deftly into his coat pocket. "Oh! by the way, Mr. Bellew," she said, speaking as if the idea had but just entered her mind, "what do you intend to do about all your furniture?"
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