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Dora came to the drawing-room door to meet me; and Jip came scrambling out, tumbling over his own growls, under the impression that I was a Bandit; and we all three went in, as happy and loving as could be.
It was the articles the girls had been buying, the Tussore silk and Torchon lace for frocks that Annie and Dora had meant to wear at a garden-party for which the Dyers, the new people who had come to Redcross Manor-house, had sent out invitations.
What a fine fellow your dad I mean your father must be." "Of course he is fine. The boys had no right to attempt stealing the berries. My father would have given them some for the asking." "But they wouldn't have been half as sweet as if they were hooked on the sly," said Tom wisely, and everybody laughed. "You boys ought to have fine times at Putnam Hall," went on Dora to Dick.
The invitation had also been extended to Dora, and she had as promptly declined it. Her strong, independent nature asserted itself here. She would not go to live a dependent in her uncle's home.
"But I don't know what I can do," he added helplessly. "I don't want to be on the outs with anybody, but if Dora is bound to turn the cold shoulder to me " He did not finish. Following the game with Roxley, Brill played two other games with a college from Delton and another from Speer. The game with the latter college resulted in a tie, but Delton was beaten by Brill by a score of 16 to 10.
I said, that's not true, boys can never stand one another. Besides, it is not true that he lisps. Anyhow I like Oswald much better than Dora who always says "the children" when she is talking of me and of Hella and even of Robert. Then he said: Dora is just as big a goose as Erna. He's quite right there. Robert says he is never going to smoke, that it is so vulgar, that real gentlemen never smoke.
"Now, look here, Miss Bellairs you don't mind me advising you?" "I ought not to have let you see, but as it is " "You do as I do, you stick to it. Confound it, you know, when one's life's happiness is at stake " "Oh, yes, yes!" "One mustn't be squeamish, must one?" And Dora Bellairs, in a very low whisper, answered, "No." "I shall write to-night." "Oh! To-night?" "Yes.
Don't be precipitate, my dear fellow. Aunt Dora, pray sit quietly where you are, and don't disturb our operations. It is only a moth, to be sure; but don't let us cut short the moments of a creature that has no hereafter," said Jack, solemnly.
Dora, nothing loath, sat down, and straightway they were both in fairyland. He read industriously, stealing every now and then a glance at his pretty companion. She knew nothing of what he was reading, but his voice made sweeter music than she had ever heard before. At length the book was closed, and Ronald wondered what thoughts were running through his companion's simple, artless mind.
I tumbled down as I got out of the car, it was stupid; but I don't think they all noticed it. Aunt Dora said that for this one day we had better put off our mourning, and Father said so too, so we wore our white embroidered frocks and Aunt Dora was awfully good and had made us black sashes; it looked frightfully smart, and they say that people wear mourning like that in America.
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