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"I can bear it better when I feel it is for a good end. Our girls shall never suffer as I am suffering!" said Chrissie, with an air of martyrdom, when she was ordered to bed at nine o'clock, and remorselessly roused from slumber at seven a.m. "If grown-ups were sensible, they would allow a child to follow its own instinct.
Some silly little fool, I know. She ought to be warned!" "I don't believe in interfering in marriages," said his daughter Chrissie, shaking her head sagely. "Oh!" said the captain, staring, "YOU don't! Now you've put your hair up and taken to wearing long frocks, I suppose you're beginning to think of it." "Yes; auntie wants to tell you something!" said his daughter, rising and crossing the room.
"I can't help liking people. Auntie likes him too, don't you, auntie?" "Yes," said Miss Polson bravely. "Very good," said the autocrat promptly, "I'll take you both for a cruise." "You're making me very un unhappy," said Chrissie, burying her face in her handkerchief. "You'll be more unhappy before I've done with you," said the captain grimly.
Chrissie and I are always talking about it. There seems so few ways in which girls of fourteen can make money. We thought of writing and asking the editor of the employment column; but mother laughed at us, and said it was nonsense. It's not nonsense to us!" "If we could only have a sale of work," said Lilias slowly.
The next three miles passed like a horrible nightmare; his charge making a race for every milestone, in which the labouring boatswain, despite his want of practice, came in the winner. The fourth ended disastrously, Chrissie limping the last ten yards, and seating herself with a very woebegone face on the stone itself.
Bobby, thankfully realising that his daily labours will be materially lightened by the withdrawal of the fickle Chrissie from the postal arena, ploughs steadily through the letters. Most of them begin in accordance with some approved formula, such as It is with the greatest of pleasure that I take up my pen It is invariably a pencil, and a blunt one at that.
Her brown eyes positively emit sparks, and her gray hair, which she wears waved and parted, gives her an air of distinction that would not be out of place upon an avenging spirit. "I came home all tired out," she went on, sinking into the chair beside mine, "and looking through the nursery window, there sat Mary Mason with our little Chrissie on her knee.
"Nonsense!" said Chrissie, "I'm only going to take twenty drops one two three " The drug suddenly poured out in a little stream. "I should think that's about it," said Chrissie, holding the tumbler up to the light. "It's about five hundred!" said the horrified Tucker. "Don't take that, miss, whatever you do; let me measure it for you."
Every one laughed, even Mrs Rendell, though she felt in duty bound to protest at the idea of anything being "black" in her well-kept house; and the girls proceeded to sing the joys of spring-cleaning with youthful fervour. "What I like best are the picnic meals," said Chrissie. "We always have the same things for lunch a round of cold salt beef and beetroot, and coffee, and bread and jam.
Amid the sympathetic interruptions of these listeners Chrissie recounted her experiences, while the boatswain, despite his better sense, felt like the greatest scoundrel unhung, a feeling which was fostered by the remarks of Susan and the chilling regards of Miss Poison. "I shall inform the captain," said Miss Polson, bridling. "It's my duty." "Oh, I shall tell him," said Chrissie.
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