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Littell returned bringing the missing Betty with her. "Now stand up for a minute, you two Bettys," commanded Bobby, when greetings had been exchanged and explanations made. "I want to see if I made such a dreadful mistake in taking Betty Gordon for Betty Littell." The two girls stood side by side, and though they both had dark eyes and hair, there the resemblance ceased.
Once show him that he need not be ashamed of you " "Ashamed of me!" cried Hugh, firing up. "Yes. Little boys are looked upon as girls in a school till they show that they are little men. And then again, you have been brought up with girls, have not you?" "To be sure; and so was he." "And half the boys here, I dare say. Well, they are called Bettys till "
Whence all the strange sounds have been derived which have thus been pressed into the service of this human nomenclature, it would puzzle the most ingenious philologist to say. The days of the Kates, and Dollys, and Pattys, and Bettys, have passed away, and in their stead we hear of Lowinys, and Orchistrys, Philenys, Alminys, Cytherys, Sarahlettys, Amindys, Marindys, &c. &c. &c.
'I like you; you are a little wild creature, and I want to tame you. Come here, and sit on this stool by me. What is your name? or what do they call you? as North-country people would express it. 'Molly Gibson. My real name is Mary. 'Molly is a nice, soft-sounding name. People in the last century weren't afraid of homely names; now we are all so smart and fine: no more "Lady Bettys" now.
When the Sir Humphreys and Lord Charleses, Lady Bettys and Mistress Lovelys were announced in flocks, fluttering and chattering, she rose from her old place to meet them, and was brilliant graciousness itself. She hearkened to their gossipings, and though 'twas not her way to join in them, she was this day witty in such way as robbed them of the dulness in which sometimes gossip ends.
The cunning rogue pretends to be smitten with Betty, and most likely does the same with all the other Bettys of the neighbourhood, to all of whom he chatters incessantly of everything and everybody save and except of the wife and three children waiting for him at home. He will leave a good portion of his stock behind him when he quits the terrace.
"She has had no time to answer. Didn't I tell you I only posted the letter to-day?" "Then you've heard nothing more about Leonard Boyce except that he has got the V.C.?" "No. What more is there to hear?" Even Bettys are sly folk. It behooved me to counter with equal slyness. I wondered whether she had known all along of Boyce's mishap, or had been informed of it by his mother.
If she had married him she might have influenced him, made him get a commission in the army. I've threatened to beat her if she talks such nonsense. Why can't people take a line and stick to it?" "This isn't a world of Bettys, my dear," said I. "Rubbish! The outrageous Mrs. Tufton's doing it." Apparently she was. She followed Betty about as the lamb followed Mary.
Betty, nor to any of the Mrs. Bettys in the parish'; and with that he rose up and brushed off. 'No, says the eldest sister, 'I dare answer for my brother; he knows the world better. Thus the discourse ended, but it left the elder brother quite confounded.
Sir A. Fountaine and I dined by invitation with Mrs V. You say they are of no consequence why, they keep as good female company as I do male. I see all the drabs of quality at this end of the town with them. I saw two Lady Bettys there this afternoon. Rare walking in the Park now. Why don't you walk in the Green of St. Stephen's? What beasts the Irish women are, never to walk.
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