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Updated: October 12, 2025

"I am so glad he did," said she; "I was actually beginning to be afraid. I really do not want to be present when she first sees him." John Gayther perfectly understood this remark, and took it to heart. It implied a little lack of faith in his dramatic powers, but it made things a great deal easier for him.

Frank Richard Stockton - John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein

But after some time the Master of the House, turning suddenly to Euphemia's Husband, asked: "What has become of Jonas and Pomona?" "Here they are to answer for themselves!" cried the Daughter of the House, springing up, as John Gayther ushered into the garden the Next Neighbor, followed by Pomona and Jonas.

Frank Richard Stockton - John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein

"Now," said she, gazing through her gold-rimmed spectacles far out into the sunlit garden, "this is the story of a girl." John Gayther nodded approvingly. The story of a girl was exactly what he would like to hear, provided it was told by the young lady who sat in front of him.

Frank Richard Stockton - John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein