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"Indeed, I would," said Marjorie, enthusiastically. "I brought her photograph to mother how she looked at me when 'marm' slipped out one day. The boys always used to say 'Marm," he said laughing. Marjorie remembered that she had been taught to say "grandmarm," but as she grew older she had softened it to "grandma." "I'll bring you her photograph when I come to-morrow to say good-bye.
That's a true story," vouched Zene, snapping his whip-lash at Johnson, "but your grandmarm wouldn't like for me to tell it to you. Such things ain't fit for children to hear." Robert Day felt glad that Zene's qualms of repentance always came after the offence instead of before, and in time to prevent the forbidden tale.
And why he never went to meetin' with his dad and why his dad never asked him TO go is more'n I can tell. Land of livin', how I do gabble! My grandmarm used to say my tongue was loose at both ends and hung in the middle, and I guess she wa'n't fur off the course. Good-by. Take care of yourself.
I want to see if her pickles are as green as mine, and I don't like to leave grandmarm alone. You must be sure to stay to supper." "Thank you; I like to stay with grandma." "But I want hasty pudding to-night, and you won't be home in time to make it, Hepsie," pleaded the old lady in a tone of real distress.
Course she's only on trial for a month, but you had to have SOMEBODY, and the candy-cart feller said " The town clerk slapped his knee. "Debby Beasley!" he cried. "I know who she is! I've got a cousin in Trumet. Debby Beasley! Aunt Debby, they call her. Why! she's old enough to be Methusalem's grandmarm, and "
He sat up on the edge of the bed. "Rubbish!" he cried at last, "why, 'tain't possible! The feller's dead as Methusalem's grandmarm. I remember how it happened and " "It wasn't true. That much I know. I KNOW, I tell you." He went on to explain why he knew. Capen's astonishment grew. "Judas priest!" he exclaimed again. "That would explain why I thought I'd seen There! heave ahead. I've got to see.
And then the voices were quiet and the whole house was still. "Even trouble may be made a little sweet" Mrs. Platt. "Here she is, grandmarm!" called out the Captain. "Run right in, Midget." His wife was marm and his mother grandmarm. Marjorie ran in at the kitchen door and greeted the two occupants of the roomy kitchen.
Graham also implied a relationship with himself, and feeling a little curious as well as somewhat amused, he replied, "Related to Mrs. Graham! Pray how?" "Why, you see," said Joel, "that my grandmarm's aunt she was younger than grandmarm, and was her aunt tew.
"Well," with a sigh, "he'll never make a worse guess if he lives to be as old as Methuselah's grandmarm. Emily, you sneak down and fetch the stockin' and the presents up here to my room. We'll do the fillin' here and hang up the stockin' in the mornin' afore he gets up."
But all in vain, and Madam Conway heard the discomfited outsider say, "They told me Theodoshy's grandmarm was here, but I guess she's in the street. I'll come agin bime-by," and Mrs. Douglas, senior, walked disconsolately down the stairs, while Madam Conway thought it doubtful whether she gained access to the room that day, come as often as she might.
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