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'You should take into account the authoress's disappointed vanity. 'Yes, poor thing! How he must have nattered her! 'Besides, there is the loss of the money, which, I fear, falls as seriously on good Miss Hacket as on the goose herself. 'Does it, indeed? That must not be. How much is it? 'Fifteen pounds; and that foolish Constance fancies that poor Dolores assisted in duping her.
There had been no fairies in Lickitysplit. Two or three times I had come upon fairy footprints in the books which Mr. Wright had sent to us, but neither my aunt nor my uncle could explain whence they came or the nature of their errand. Mr. Hacket allowed me to write down the lines in my little diary of events and expenses, from which I have just copied them.
'I thought, said Valetta, sagaciously, 'no good could come of running after that stupid Miss Constance. 'Who can't pull a cracker, and screams at a daddy long-legs, added Fergus. 'But, mamma, what shall we do? said Gillian. 'I came away because Uncle Regie told us, and Constance was crying so terribly; but what is poor Miss Hacket to do?
"I promised to spend the morning in the field with Mr. Wright, if I may have your consent, sir," I said. "Then we shall console ourselves, knowing that you are in better company," said Mr. Hacket. Mr. Dunkelberg called at the house in Ashery Lane to see me after breakfast. "Bart, if you will come with me I should like to order some store clothes and boots for you," he said in his squeaky voice.
At last they were at the door, and Wilfred just coming out of the dining-room greeted them with, 'A quarter to twelve. Won't you catch it? Oh my! 'Are they come? said Lady Merrifield, looking out of the schoolroom. 'My dear children! Did Miss Hacket keep you? 'No, mamma, gasped Mysie. 'At least it was my fault for watching the doves. 'Ah! Mysie, I must not send you on a message next time. Mr.
Hacket was called by his followers "the supreme Monarch of the world from whom all Princes of Europe hold their sceptres," and was held "to be a greater prophet than Moses or John Baptist, even Jesus Christ, who was come with his fan in his hand to judge the world."
Miss Hacket sat on one side of Lady Merrifield, and talked about what associates had answered her letters, and what villages would send contingents of girls, and it sounded very dull to the young people. Miss Constance was next to Hal.
In the midst of our laughter Colonel Hand rapped at the door and Mr. Hacket admitted him. "I tell you the country is going to the dogs," I heard the Colonel saying as he came into the house. "You inhuman Hand!" said the schoolmaster. "I should think you would be tired of trying to crush that old indestructible worm."
Well, as I said or as I meant to say Master Hacket wedded th' Visor hussy within two weeks o' th' day whereon he and my Keren had 't so fierce i' Sweethearts' Way. And therein are two meanings: they fell out, as is the way with sweethearts, and they fell out i' th' lane so called. Well, well, let me crack a quart o' sack with thee, comrade, and a joke at th' same time.
Can I get anything for her, I am sure it is a terrible shock! and as he stood, astonished, Gillian added, 'Oh! I see it isn't that. We were afraid it was something about Uncle Maurice. 'No, my dear, no such thing. Only would Miss Constance Hacket be kind enough to come here a minute? 'Oh! My apron! My fingers!
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