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And go in and cheer up Faithie, for I fear she has had an unhappy time," said Mrs. Scott. Louise's smile faded. She had never had a friend until Faith Carew came to Ticonderoga, and the thought that any one had made Faith unhappy made her ready to inflict instant punishment on the offenders. "Oh, Louise!
And now, this wistful, silent, musing, far-off look! "Good morning, Faithie!" "Good morning." And the glance came back the reverie was broken Faith's spirit informed her visible presence again, and bade him true and gentle welcome. "You haven't your morning paper yet? I'll bring it. Thomas left it in the library, I think. He came back from the early train, half an hour ago."
So when Faithie, with her fair, fresh face a little apprehensive trouble in it for her tardiness came in, there was a grim bending of the old lady's brows; but, below, a half-belying twinkle in the eye, that, long as it had looked out sharply and keenly on the things and people of this mixed-up world, found yet a pleasure in anything so young and bright. "Why, auntie!
There's the New York Central all safe; and the Michigan Central, too. That wouldn't have sold so well, to be sure, just when I was wanting the money; but things are looking better, now." "Father," said Faithie, with her most coaxing little smile, "please just take this bit of paper and pencil, and set down these stocks and things, will you?"
Carew anxiously. "I do not believe the bear will venture up the stairs." "He was after the syrup," said Faith, "and if he tried the stairs Esther could drop out of the window." It was not long before they heard the loud report of the musket. "Mayn't we open the door now, mother dear?" asked Faith. "Not yet, Faithie.
"Just bring the little table from the corner, Faithie, and set it in front of Louise and 'Lady Amy," she said, and Faith hastened to obey. Aunt Prissy set the tray on the table. "I'll come back in a little while," she said, and left the girls to themselves. The tray was very well filled. There was a plate of the rich dark cake, and beside it two dainty china plates and two fringed napkins.
I remember my own youth, Faithie. Pure, present content is seldom overwise." "Only," said Faith, still tremblingly, "that the responsibility comes with the good. That feeling of having one's hand upon the mainspring is a fearful one." "I am not given," said Mr. Rushleigh, "to quoting Bible at all times; but you make a line of it come up to me. 'There is no fear in love.
To see those great looms, and wheels, and cylinders, and spindles, we had been looking at, and hear nothing but their deafening roar all about us, and to think that even I, standing there with my hand upon the rope, might hush it all, and stop the mainspring of it in a minute!" Ah, Faithie!
There was something in this which vexed Faith, and yet stirred her a little, obscurely. All things are fair in love, war, and story books! So, though she would never have shown the words to you or me, we will peep over her shoulder, and share them, "en rapport." "And Paul Rushleigh, it seems, is as much as ever in Hickory Street! Well my little Faithie might make a far worse 'parti' than that!
Then she crossed over to the settle and sat down beside Faith. "I will not ask you about the syrup, Faithie dear," she said, smoothing Faith's ruffled hair. "And you had best go up-stairs to bed. I will have a talk with Esther, and then she will go to bed. It has been a difficult day, has it not, child? But to-morrow I trust everything will go pleasantly, without bears or trouble of any sort."
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