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"Don't you talk like that, dearie!" Ernestine said, getting up impulsively and with her heavy tread crossing the room. She took Milly in her strong arms and held her tight. "Don't ever say those things again!" she murmured in an uncertain voice, hugging the yielding figure to her.
"She is a good girl, Sarah, and I will reward her for this," said Mrs Gilmour, giving a final pat to the table-cloth after smoothing it down and pulling the corners straight. "I'm afraid, though, dearie, we'll have to wait a precious long time before Captain Dresser and the boys come back; and, laying the table has made me feel quite hungry, I declare." "So am I, auntie," laughed Nell.
Do you mean to say, or, rather to insinuate, that all who read Edna's book are victimized?" He looked at her from under thickening eyebrows, and replied with undisguised impatience: "No; your common sense ought to teach you that such was not my meaning or intention. Edna places no such interpretation on my words." "Common sense! Oh, Gordon, dearie! how unreasonable you are!
They lowered her, almost inch by inch, sliding down pillows, against the chair-back. "Now, Shila's little mama want to sleep?" "I got no rest no rest." "You're too excited, honey; that's all." "No rest." "Here here's a brand-new hotel Bible on the table, dearie. Shall Shila read it to you?" "Aylorff " "Now, now, mama. Now, now; you mustn't! Didn't you promise Shila? Look!
There were ways of bringing him back; there were arguments that might persuade Rachael to adhere to her original resolution. It could not be dropped so easily. Magsie began to wonder what a lawyer might advise. Billy came in upon her irresolute musing. "Hello, dearie! But I'm interrupting " said Billy. "Oh, hello, darling! No, indeed you're not," Magsie said, tearing up an envelope lazily.
The negress hesitated, and looked at Laura. "Ah Ah hain't asked, Missy Farley." "Then do it," said the voice determinedly. Laura advanced to the rescue. "I'll answer her," she said. Putting her head out of the door, she cried: "What is it, Mrs. Farley?" The irate landlady's voice underwent a quick change. In a softened voice, she called up: "Did ye have any luck this morning, dearie?"
"And ten good children would not be much worse for the manse and congregation than the four who are there now. Though I wouldn't say, Anne dearie, that they are so bad, either. I like them everybody likes them. It's impossible to help liking them. They would be real nice little souls if there was anyone to look after their manners and teach them what is right and proper.
So Ruth went to her home, and Ethel hastened to Gramercy Park. Madam was eagerly watching for her arrival. "I have been impatient for a whole hour, all in a quiver, dearie," she cried. "It is nearly noon." "I have been impatient also, Granny, but father and Ruth met us at the pier and stayed to breakfast with us, and you know how men talk and talk." "Ruth and father down at the pier!
After that first wild scream she had been silent. She went to the room where the twins lay sleeping and crouched down beside them, desperately holding a chubby hand of each. Downstairs a kindly neighbour was in charge of the house; presently she came upstairs to Faith and bent over her. "A gentleman, dearie. I told him you couldn't see anyone, but he seemed so distressed. I promised to tell you.
I expected to go right back to it now, with father, and I didn't worry, because God was leading me but, dearie, when I woke up this morning" she paused, and as Jewel lifted her head, mother and child gazed into one another's eyes "I said you know what I said?" For answer the little girl smiled gladly and began to sing the familiar hymn.
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