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"She is going to stay and take tea with Miss Bethia." "I am sorry you should have had the trouble of coming round this way for nothing, Mr Philip," said Mrs Inglis. "We want Violet a little while to-night. Miss Barnes does not know how soon she may go, and Violet thinks she can be spared to-night, perhaps." "Of course, she can be spared. And it was no trouble, but a pleasure, to come round.
"Bethia Brundish, of the age of sixteene or thereaboutes, maketh oath, as they were goeing to execution of goodwife Knapp, who was condemned for a witch by the court & jury at Fairfeild, there being present herselfe & Deborah Lockwood and Sarah Cable, she heard goodwife Staplyes say, that she thought the said goodwife Knapp was no witch, and goodwife Gould presently reproued her for it." "Witnes
I set it apart to pay David's expenses at college; so it's his, or yours till he's of age, if you're a mind to claim it. Your husband knew all about it." "My husband!" repeated Mrs Inglis. "Yes; and now I shouldn't wonder if I had spoiled it to you, too. I told him I was going to give it for that. As like as not he didn't believe me," said Miss Bethia, with a sob.
Of course there are children now, because they are going there every day. But if they grow up there afterwards, when the end comes, there will be no little children." "How you talk!" said Aunt Bethia. "I don't more than half believe that it's right for you to follow out such notions.
"And I would keep house, and save you the trouble, mamma," said Violet. "You and Debby Stone," said Miss Bethia, who seemed to consider that it was as much her affair as theirs, and so put in her word between the others. "Davie, you'll have to lend me your fishing rod, to take to Gourlay with me," said Ned. "Bless the child! there's fishing rods enough," said Miss Bethia.
David was waiting to receive them at the gate, and all the others had gone to school. Violet had proposed to stay at home to entertain their guest, but this Miss Bethia would not hear of. The baby and she were quite equal to the entertainment of one another, to say nothing of David, upon whom Miss Bethia was evidently beginning to look with eyes of favour.
However, everything was put out of her mind by the surprise that awaited her; for, at the bridge house, they were entertaining an angel unawares, in the person of Miss Bethia Barnes. And was not Violet glad to see her? So glad that she put her arms round her neck and kissed her, and then laughed and then cried a little, not quite knowing what she did.
But there was not the same necessity for a change that there had been last year, and the matter was not at once decided. While Mrs Inglis hesitated, there came tidings that decided it for her. There came, from Miss Bethia, a letter, written evidently with labour and difficulty.
And we would be about even there. And I would take first-rate care of them and be glad to." Mrs Inglis sat thinking in silence for a minute or two. "Miss Bethia, you are very kind. Will you let me leave the books awhile in your care? It is quite possible we may have no place in which to keep them safely.
"I sha'n't seem to care so much about being a rich man now," said Jem, "since Davie is provided for." "There are plenty more of us, Jem," said Ned. "And mamma, too," went on Jem dolefully. "If Miss Bethia had given it all to Davie, I might have done for mamma."
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