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Updated: May 13, 2025
She thought tableaux were on the whole a somewhat troublesome amusement. "Will I do, Mrs. Sandford?" she said. "Nora does not want to play." "In dudgeon, hey?" said the lady. "I expected as much. Well Daisy I will take you. I might perch you up on a foot-cushion to give you a little more altitude. However I don't know but it will do. Theresa will be letting down her own height."
Uncle Fountain's factotum got down from the dicky, packed Lucy's imperial on the roof, and slung a box below the dicky; stowed her maid away aft, arranged the foot-cushion and a shawl or two inside, and, half obsequiously, half bumptiously, awaited the descent of his fair charge.
But more often, as to-night, it was a little haven of rest and peace from the laughter and jest below stairs. It was an exquisite white and gold room, and here, too, as I entered, pale pink shades dimmed the lights to a soft radiance that seemed like a breaking dawn. Vicky sat enthroned on a white divan, her feet crossed on a gold-embroidered white satin foot-cushion.
Papers and writing materials and books had been displaced from one end of the table for Hazel's tea. That over, the young lady brought a foot-cushion to the side of Mr. Falkirk's couch and established herself there, much refreshed. 'It is great fun to come to tea with you, sir! Now, may I go on with business? or are you too tired? 'Suppose I say I am too tired? growled Mr.
It is full of positive thought, and strikes out right and left like a school-boy who must needs relieve his superabundant spirits by pinching his sister's ear, thrusting his fists in his brother's face, kicking aside the foot-cushion, and making a plunge at the cat, while he is performing the simple operation of walking across the room.
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