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In the afternoon the entire party took the train for the home of the captain. Christy's welcome was as hearty as though he had come home a commodore. The visitors were received with a sincere greeting, and Bertha and Florry were soon fast friends. Even if Christy's father had not dropped a hint to Mrs.
"I can now exert myself as I am called on to do." "Florry will be waiting for me, and we have much to do at home; so good-by," and Mary lifted her pale face for a farewell kiss. Mrs. Carlton affectionately embraced her, and bidding her "make all speed," they parted. "'There is a soul just delivered from Purgatory! It was found to be a frog dressed in red flannel."
It was their excuse for paying us six dollars a week. They do it at Ferguson's, too. They say they can get plenty of girls who do live at home. I made up my mind I'd go back to Madison, but I kept putting it off, and then father died, and I couldn't! "And then, one day, Florry left. She took her things from the room when I was at the store, and I never saw her again. I got another roommate.
Phoo! don't be talking of shame, you that knows nothing about it. But lend me the kay of the spirits, Florry. Miss G. Sir, my name's Florinda and I've not the kay of the spirits at all, nor any such vulgar thing. Christy. Vulgar! is it the kay? Miss G. Yes, sir, it's very vulgar to be keeping of kays. Christy. That's lucky, for I've lost all mine now.
He said he wanted to make the fight himself. And do you know, Florry, if he had been my own boy I couldn't have been prouder of him than when he told me that! When old What-you-may-call-him in Shakespeare's play said: 'Let me have men about me that are fat, it showed how blamed little Shakespeare knew about men.
Linscott." "But you are wounded, my son," persisted his mother. "You have been shot in the arm, Christy," added Florry.
Certain personal and social matters had to be spoken of, and Paul had to ask about Florry Passford first, and Christy's father and mother afterwards, though there was no news to tell. "What are those vessels off there, Christy?" asked Paul, pointing to the Havana and the schooners. "They are our prizes," replied the first lieutenant. "Did you have to fight for them?" "A little, not much.
"Life is so filled with disappointments," Florry sobbed, notwithstanding this was the first she had ever known. Cappy smiled a still small smile as he bent over her. "Fiddlesticks!" he replied. "Only the day before yesterday Matt told me he didn't want to work for me; that he didn't want a relative handing him any favors; and that he wasn't marrying you to ease himself into a soft job for life.
Mr Meldrum and the American were there as a matter of course; but, by the side of her father, on the right of the skipper, appeared now for the first time at the table since the ship had left port, the graceful form of Kate Meldrum accompanied by the slighter figure of Florry, supported on the other side of the table by Mrs Major Negus and her young hopeful; while Mr Adams faced Captain Dinks it being the chief mate's turn of duty on deck having brave Frank Harness close alongside.
Clavering is going to take us to the seaside after all. Really, I think life is not worth living sometimes." "Oh, but it is," said Kitty, "and we are only preparing for life now don't forget that, Florry." "I can't take a high and mighty view of anything just now," said Florence; "I am cross, and that's a fact. I wish I wasn't going to the feast to-night.
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