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Satisfied with this explanation, and failing to observe that it did not account for the absence of shoes from the closet floor, she nodded absently, "Yes, that must be it"; and, when her mother returned, told her that Walter had probably breakfasted down-town. They did not delay over this; the coloured woman had arrived, and the basket's disclosures were important.
In all the long hours he was with us, I do not recall his once standing erect in the basket, and when others of us perched upon the basket's edge, he would beg us to come down. But mind, there was no lack of stark courage in Alfred Ford, sufficiently proved by the fact that he never missed a chance for an ascent. But safe? Confident?
My basket's at the foot of my berth. You'll find in it a small bottle of brandy and some crulls." So up got several of the sick ladies, and kept up their spirits by eating cakes, chewing gum, and drinking cold brandy punch. "Did Mrs. H lose much in the fire last night?" said one.
"I said that if somebody hadn't been there to help carry this basket I wouldn't be here by now," retorted Rosalie. "You'd better hold your tongue!" These words were uttered in such a shrill tone that they brought a tall old woman to the door. "Who are you going on at now, Zenobie?" she asked, calmly. "She's mad 'cause I'm late, grandmother; but the basket's awful heavy," said Rosalie.
'It'll be time enough to do that, returned John, 'when I begin to leave things behind me. The basket's here, safe enough. 'What a hard-hearted monster you must be, John, not to have said so, at once, and save me such a turn! I declared I wouldn't go to Bertha's without the Veal and Ham-Pie and things, and the bottles of Beer, for any money.
I was in so friendly a mood to every one just then that I was about to go up and shake hands with Shock; but as soon as he saw me coming he dived under the manger, and crept through into old Basket's stall, and then thrust back his doubled fist at me, and there it was being shaken menacingly, as if he were threatening to punch my head.
I don't believe you've got so many. Charles. Yes, I'm sure I have. My basket's almost full; and if we hurry, we shall get ever so many before we go home. So pick away as fast as you can, Emily. Emily. There, mine is full. Now we'll go and find some flowers for mother. You know somebody told us there were some red ones close to that rock. Charles. Well, so we will.
If we seemed inclined to turn away with an expressionless gaze, the little creatures forged after us with a determined trot, laid back with tiny brown hands the dainty white napkin hiding the basket's contents, and tempted us with purple plums or mellow pears.
"I solemnly swear," said Don, and, breaking away, the girl ran into her own room and bashfully brought out a paper bundle through the top folds of which protruded the twisted reed handle of a basket, somewhat similar to the one of her own manufacture which he had given her. "This hyar basket's fer the little girl; but, inside hit's something fer yo' ter remember leetle Rose by.
Riah filled Miss Wren's little basket with such scraps as she could buy, saying: "There, my Cinderella dear, the basket's full now. Bless you, and get you gone!" "Don't call me your Cinderella dear," returned Miss Wren, "Oh, you cruel godmother!" Riah.
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