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But secrets and sorrows were soon put out of his head, for a crucial moment had come to the young Minthrops one we anticipate and are never quite prepared for. As he ran upstairs, after seeing Stephen off, he met Deena, evidently looking for him. "Oh, Ben," she said, "Polly is ill, and I have telephoned for "
We departed from Deena towards Benowm, and about nine o'clock came to a Korree, whence the Moors were preparing to depart to the southward on account of the scarcity of water; here we filled our soofroo, and continued our journey over a hot sandy country, covered with small stunted shrubs, until about one o'clock, when the heat of the sun obliged us to stop.
Polly flew to her sister and kissed and thanked her for all she had done, and lavished her praises broadcast, and then she insisted upon pouring out the tea at her own fireside, and Ben perched on the arm of her chair; and once, when Deena turned suddenly from handing the toast to Mrs. Minthrop, she saw him kiss Polly's hair.
Deena had been trying in vain to make quince jelly stiffen jell was the word used in the receipt book of the late Mrs.
Ben was invited to select a high-stepping gray horse a pair of cobs a tiny brougham a victoria a piano a pianola. Deena shopped till she almost sank exhausted, and yet the requests kept coming. If dear Mrs.
Deena's attention was not called to his sympathies, and it was called to his reputation. He proposed to Miss Shelton in a few well-chosen words, placed his mother's old-fashioned diamond ring on her finger, and urged forward the preparations for the wedding with an impatience that bespoke an ardent disposition. Later Deena learned that his one servant had grown reckless in joints after Mrs.
Deena was glad that no exhortations to economy made it too private to show to French when he called that afternoon. She but anticipated his object in coming. He also had a letter which he had brought for her to read, and they sat on opposite sides of the fire, enjoying their exchanged correspondence.
"Good-night I am afraid you will be late in getting to Newbury Hill for your dinner." "All aboard, French!" shouted Ben and they were gone. Deena stood for a moment and watched the retreating machine before she followed the path to the front door.
He left the room singing in a quavering treble: I'll pray for you when on the stormy ocean With love's devotion. That's what I'll do. It was a song with which a nursemaid of the Shelton children had been wont to rock the reigning baby to sleep, and had lurked in Dicky's memory for many a year. Poor Deena was thoroughly ruffled.
Stephen was not very learned in the make of women's frocks, but he understood color and could appreciate how that steely-blue made her complexion glow warm as ivory and her hair like copper. They were pretending to quarrel over a dish of salted almonds; Deena declared that French was getting the lion's share, and finally covered the little silver basket that held them with her hand.
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