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No, thank you, I've no intention of making friends with the people of Monkshaven." "They're not all conventional. Some of them are rather interesting Mrs. Maynard, for instance, and the Herricks." He gave her a keen glance. "Do you know the Herricks?" "Yes. Why don't you go to see them sometimes? Miles " "Oh, Miles Herrick's all right. I know that," he interrupted.
"What could put it into poor papa's head? Marry John Herricks, with his everlasting smirk, and his diddling walk, and take care of all the Herricks' sisters and mothers and aunts, and the Herricks' cows and horses and pigs and hens and and"
Maynard, and, to Sara's surprise, Garth Trent. As she entered the room, he turned quietly from the window where he had been standing looking out at the Herricks' charming garden. "Mr. Trent" Miss Lavinia fluttered forward "let me introduce you to Miss Tennant." The Lavender Lady's pretty, faded blue eyes beamed benevolently on him.
Harry turned on the brink of it. "By the way, where's Clara?" "Why, do you want to see her? She'll be out all day. She's dining with the Willie Herricks." "No, I don't want to see her, but, by the way, she's not dining with the Willie Herricks; she's dining with the Bullers. I heard her make the engagement yesterday." "Oh, no, Harry, I'm sure you're mistaken." "Well, it doesn't matter.
"Sure enough! Why can't we? There a'n't nobody besides you and me, I suppose, that thinks she's pairk. What's John Herricks and Dan Norris hangin' round for all the time?" "And they may hang round till the cows come home! Nary hair of Ivy's head shall they touch, nary one on em!" Just at this juncture of affairs, the damsel in question bounded into the room.
Elfelt's pew vacant, the Shreves' vacant, the Dunns', and the Quackenboss'; not one of the Herricks, Messengers, nor Livingstons there; you'll not catch me there again with only such a common crowd; it is high time Dr.
Queer customer, but you'll like him." "And to think that Bob Street never wrote me that Victor Herrick was a neighbor of his and then wrote pages of stuff about those old Morgans!" said Polly, indignantly. "Why, I've heard the Herricks sing they were wonderful! Men haven't any sense." "Oh, well, he likes the Morgans.
She wrote to him briefly: At San Mateo, at the Herricks'. I want you there to-night. I have made up my mind. As she was sealing it she started at a step approaching in the hall. She had wanted to conceal that betraying letter before Mrs. Herrick came back.
Two years had gone, and new arrangements must be made with Harper's. Abbey returned to America with a trunkful of sketches enough good stuff to illustrate several "Herricks." He remained in New York eight months, long enough to see the book safely launched, and to close up his business affairs in Philadelphia. And the Shakespeare country has been his home ever since.
Between them, Audrey, and the Herricks, and Sara had succeeded in enticing the hermit within the charmed circle of their friendship, and he could now be depended upon to join their little gatherings "provided," as he had bluntly told Audrey, "that you can put up with my manners and morals." Mrs. Maynard had only laughed.
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