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And then Violet had a great many questions to ask, and listened with many exclamations of wonder and pleasure to all that she heard; and Miss Bethia, pleased with the interest she displayed, made no pause till Ned called out that young Mr Oswald was driving Davie over the bridge, and that now Violet would have to go. "Mamma," said Violet, "I have not told you why I came yet.
He has done so already." "Oh, mamma!" said David, "Miss Bethia will think you are growing vain." "No, I sha'n't. But he must be faithful in word as well as in deed. Oh! I guess he'll get along pretty well David, I mean, not young Mr Oswald." Jem came home while they were still talking.
By and by they went up-stairs, and into the study, which was still kept as they had left it two years ago. "Mamma," said David, again, "it is like a dream. Nothing in the whole world seems worth a thought standing where we stood just now." "Except to keep one's armour bright, my David," said his mother. "Happy Miss Bethia! She will soon be done with all her trouble now."
Bethia was a distant relation and protegee of Jenny's, and she chose to say it was Mr. Coxe the tempter who ought to have 'been sent packing, not Bethia the tempted, the victim. In this view there was quite enough plausibility to make Mr. Gibson feel that he had been rather unjust.
"Only it is not quite the right thing to say so, Sally," said Frank. "It would be pleasant to stay for some things," said Violet. "But I am glad we are going home now. We shall come again in the summer, if Aunt Bethia will have us." "You are glad you came, mamma?" said David. "Very glad. It has been a happy summer to us all.
"As Davie has, you mean, Miss Bethia," said Jem. "He goes with papa almost always " "And as you have, too. Take care that you don't neglect them, so that they may not rise up in judgment against you some day " But Miss Bethia was obliged to interrupt herself to shake hands with Violet, who came in with her little brother and sister. Jem laughed at the blank look in his sister's face.
"Politeness ain't the only thing to think of," said Miss Bethia. "Violet is not quite at our disposal just now," said Mrs Inglis; "and I am afraid you will be missed up there, dear, by the children. They have had the fever, too, poor little things, and their sister is away, and they hardly know this aunt yet, and Violet has charge of them. They are fond of Violet."
"Miss Bethia has commenced your ironing for you," said he. "Yes I see. You shouldn't have troubled yourself about it, Miss Bethia." "I guess I know pretty well by this time what I should do, and what I should let alone," said Miss Bethia, sharply, not pleased with the look on Violet's face, or the heartiness of her greeting. "It was your mother I was thinking of.
So Miss Bethia was right in saying that there were in the country few libraries like the one on which she stood gazing with regretful admiration. "I can't make it seem right to do it," continued she gravely. "Just think of the book he thought so much of lying round on common folks' shelves and tables? Why! he used to touch the very outsides of them as if they felt good to his hands." "I remember.
"Likely," in Miss Bethia's vocabulary, meant well-intentioned, agreeable, promising, all in a moderate degree, and the description fell so far short of Mr Philip's idea of himself and his merits, and indeed of their idea of him that they could not help it. "He seems to be a pleasant-spoken youth, and good-natured," said Miss Bethia. "Oh, yes! he is very good-natured," said Violet.
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