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Dinsmore's side, she said, with quiet resolution: "Now, Uncle Walter, I want to hear the remainder of what you have to tell me about my father and mother." Mr.
"Well it is very queer," he remarked, musingly, while his eyes traveled back and forth between the picture he held in his hands and the face of the beautiful girl before him. Mona looked a trifle surprised she could not understand what was "queer" in the fact that she was Walter Dinsmore's niece. "I suppose," resumed Mr.
But, papa, why did you write after I had confessed it all to you as if you were so much displeased with me that you couldn't let me stay any longer at Ion after you had found another place to put me?" "My child, as I had put you under Grandpa Dinsmore's care, it was your duty to submit to his orders till I could be heard from in regard to the matter.
Dinsmore's departure, and now stood in front of one of the windows of Aunt Wealthy's bedroom a delightfully shady, airy apartment on the ground floor, back of the parlor, and with window and door opening out upon a part of the lawn where the trees were thickest and a tiny fountain sent up its showers of spray. Miss Stanhope stood at a table, cutting out shirts.
Dinsmore's pen was suspended over the paper for a moment, while he sat thinking with a somewhat clouded brow; but presently turning to the little girl, he said quite pleasantly, "Very well, Miss Lucy, I am much obliged to you for your information, for I should be very sorry to punish Elsie unjustly.
Barton one morning, held a long consultation with him, the result of which was a determination on Mr. Dinsmore's part that he would take his little girl travelling for some months. They would go North immediately; for the doctor said it was the best thing that could be done; in fact the only thing that would be likely to benefit her. When the doctor had gone, Mr.
I have some salve which will be soothing and healing to them; will you come with me and let me dress them with it?" "Yes, ma'am, thank you," the child answered half chokingly, the kind sympathy expressed in the words and tones quite overcoming her with a strong reaction from the stubborn, defiant mood into which Mr. Dinsmore's closing remarks had thrown her. Mr.
You know it's 'most as if she's going far away from us all." She ended with a sob that quite touched Mr. Dinsmore's heart; also he thought it possible that her grief over the separation from Lulu, and her entreaties to her to be submissive and obedient, might have a good effect. So after a moment's cogitation he granted her request.
Dinsmore's presence with his temper at a white heat, for he had just been treated to some plain truths that were far from palatable; besides which it seemed evident that he had missed the prize he so coveted and had made such strenuous efforts to win.
At sight of the carriage and its occupants, she came hurrying down the gravel walk, meeting them as they entered the gate. She took Mr. Dinsmore's hand, saying, "I am glad to see you, nephew Horace," and held up her face for a kiss. Then turning to Elsie, gave her a very warm embrace. "So, dear, you've come to see your old auntie? That's right. Come into the house."
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