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"They did, of course; but when the love of one's friends becomes too highly seasoned with pity, it doesn't make a pleasant morsel to swallow, specially if you don't like the taste of the pity and there are people who don't, you know. The Greggorys were that kind. They were morbidly so.
He had signed himself "Michael Jeremiah Arkwright"; and to Billy that was the most pathetic thing in the letter it sounded so hopeless and dreary to one who knew the jaunty "M. J." Alice Greggory, Billy saw frequently. Billy and Aunt Hannah were great friends with the Greggorys now, and had been ever since the Greggorys' ten-days' visit at Hillside.
Such a splendid chance for him! His picture was there, too." "No. I didn't see it." "Then you don't know about it, of course," smiled Aunt Hannah. "But he's to take the part of Johnson in 'The Girl of the Golden West. Isn't that splendid? I'm so glad! And Billy was, too. She hurried right off this morning to get the tickets and to ask the Greggorys." "Oh!"
She suspected, though, that it had something to do with Alice's father certainly she hoped that it had; for if Arkwright had called to tell it, it must be good. Billy had found a new home for the Greggorys; although at first they had drawn sensitively back, and had said that they preferred to remain where they were, they had later gratefully accepted it.
"Oh, Aunt Hannah, and the Greggorys, and Cyril and Marie, and the twins, and Mr. Arkwright, and all the rest." "But you've had letters, surely." "Yes, I've had letters from some of them, and I've seen most of them since I came back. It's just that I wanted to know your viewpoint of what's happened through the summer." "Very well.
She's in a fever of excitement this morning. She'll probably tell you all about it when you come out here to-night. You are coming out to-night, aren't you?" "Yes; oh, yes! But what is it? Where's she gone?" Aunt Hannah laughed softly. "Well, she's gone down to the Greggorys'." "The Greggorys'! What again?"
"All right, dear," replied Aunt Hannah. "Did you get the tickets?" "Yes, and the Greggorys will go. Oh, and Aunt Hannah!" "Yes, dear." "Please tell John to bring Peggy around early enough to-night so we can go down and get the Greggorys. I told them we'd call for them." "Very well, dear. I'll tell him." "Thank you. How's the poor head?" "Better, a little, I think." "That's good.
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