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Now, you see, I can tend on him, and do everything for him; and that's why I'm glad. If it had to be, you know." Elizabeth looked up at Cissy's father, and he said in a husky voice, "`Of such is the kingdom of Heaven." "Bessy," said Cissy in a whisper, "do you think they'll burn us all to-day?" "I reckon, sweet heart, they be scarce like to burn thee."
The laughter stopped; so did Cissy's little hands. What could it be? Evelyn slipped the bandage, and her eyes rested on Maltravers! "Well, really, my dear Miss Cameron," said the rector, who was by the side of the intruder, and who, indeed, had just brought him to the spot, "I don't know what these little folks will do to you next."
Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind? So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
And of course, when very few people could read their Bibles, there was more need of preaching than there is now, when nearly everybody can read. Very, very few poor people could read a word in 1556. It was put down as something remarkable, in the case of Cissy's father, that he could "read a little." Those things can only amuse our eyes and ears; they will never do our souls any good.
Cissy I'm going to give up." "Give up what?" Cissy's voice was very low. There might be pain and disappointment in it, but there was no weakness. "Oh, all this standing out against the nuns. You can go on, if you like being starved and beaten and made to kneel on the chapel floor, and so forth; but I've stood it as long as I can.
Jamie was quite willing to be one of her servitors, and although they were separated by the high palings they visited through the openings all the morning, and for many mornings after, exchanging dolls, books, balls, and strings, and becoming the best of friends. This new order of things was not quite satisfactory to Moses, who felt he was no longer necessary to Cissy's happiness.
It's so long since you rote any. Mister Recketts ses you dont care any more. Wen you rite send your fotograff. Folks here ses I aint got no big bruther any way, as I disremember his looks, and cant say wots like him. Cissy's kryin' all along of it. I've got a hedake. William Walker make it ake by a blo. So no more at present from your loving little bruther Jim.
Ever since it had been so summarily arranged by Mrs Wade that the children were to stay the night at the King's Head, Cissy had been looking preternaturally solemn. Now, when she was desired to say her prayers, as a prelude to going to bed, Cissy's lip quivered, and her eyes filled with tears. "Why, little maid, what ails thee?" asked Rose. "It's Father," said Cissy, in an unsteady voice.
John Calvin was now the only advanced pupil; Henry had entered Transylvania University, and neither Betsy nor Susan were in school. "Cissy's goin' on sixteen, an' hez eddication 'nough," said her mother. "It don't do gals no good to be too book-l'arned jes' meks 'em uppish an' no-'count." Mr. Rogers submitted to his wife's decree.
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