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Updated: May 29, 2025
She took the head of the breakfast-table herself, and poured the coffee for her guests with her own hands, entertaining them the while with cheerful chat, and causing many a merry laugh with the old-time tripping of her tongue a laugh in which she always joined with hearty relish. "There is too much butter in this salt," she remarked. "It is some John Hencle brought in this morning.
It was a delicious day in early October, and as soon as dressed she went into the garden, where she found John Hencle already at work, industriously weeding and watering his plants and flowers. "Goot-morning, mine leetle mees," he said, catching sight of her, "Was it so goot a night mit you?" "No," she said, and went on to tell the story of her fright.
"How funny he talks," whispered Grace to Lulu; "I can hardly understand him." "It's because he's Dutch," returned Lulu, in the same low tone. "But I can tell almost all he says. His son's name must be Jakey; the short for Jacob." "What is your name?" asked Max. "Hencle Shon Hencle. I dinks you all pees come to see Miss Stanhope pe von huntred years olt; ishn't you?" "Yes," said Rosie.
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