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"Now please remember that we are to dine very informally," he hastened to say, his mind on the smuggled gowns. It was his experience that gowns that escaped duty invariably were "creations." Leslie got him away. As soon as they were alone, Hetty turned to her friend. "Oh, Sara, can't you go without me? Tell them that I am ill suddenly ill. I I don't think it right or honourable of me to accept "
So in my spare time I goes to the National to think it out, and in studying the pictures there I got wery interested in a chap called Hetty, and 'e do paint the female form divine. I says to myself, Why not go in for lovely woman? the public may not care for fancy landscapes, but the public allus likes a lovely woman, and, as well as being popular, lovely woman is 'igh 'art.
"Hetty...Dinah is come to you." After a moment's pause, Hetty lifted her head slowly and timidly from her knees and raised her eyes. The two pale faces were looking at each other: one with a wild hard despair in it, the other full of sad yearning love. Dinah unconsciously opened her arms and stretched them out. "Don't you know me, Hetty? Don't you remember Dinah?
"Of course it would not be suitable for me," said Phyllis. "Our positions are different. However, if you choose to be ungrateful you must." And she walked away, leaving Hetty sitting alone reflecting sadly on her words. So after all it was not kindness and liking for her that had made these people include her in their invitation.
"Well, ma'am, I did want it very much, or I wouldn't have asked for it. My poor daughter Hetty is sick, and I wanted to get her something nice to eat." "I'm very sorry," said I, with sincere regret. "How is Hetty this morning?" "She isn't so well, ma'am. And I feel very bad about her." "Come up to me in half an hour, Polly," said I. The old woman went down-stairs.
Which of you is Hetty? You cannot both be real." They sang in her ears while she questioned the verger about Romley. He had to repeat his answers before she thanked him and turned towards one of the lowest seats. She did not repent: she was not thinking of repentance.
Then they suddenly wheeled and surrounded the bewildered Hetty, and bore her with them. The children, carrying their little pots of flowers, ran along shouting and screaming with laughter to see the good "Tantibba" so amazed. Louder and louder rose the chorus: "For thee! For thee! May the good saints bless the day thou wert born!" Hetty was speechless: her cheeks flushed.
As the first of these lights fell on Hetty's face, Dr. Eben started to see how white it was. Involuntarily he put his arm around her; and exclaimed "How pale you are, my poor Hetty! you are all worn out;" and, half supporting her with his arm, he laid his free hand gently on her hair. Hetty was very tired; very cold; half asleep, and half frightened.
"You an' me sittin' here so comfortable, with as much to eat as we want, an' to spare, while your poor father is in a cold cell. He's bin pretty bad to me of late, it's true, wi' that drink, but he wasn't always like that, Hetty; even you can remember him before he took to the drink." "Yes, mother, I can, and, bless the Lord, he may yet be better than he ever was. When is his time up?"
Hetty should certainly stay with her and be as her own child from this day forth. "What have you to say about my adopting little Hetty?" she said, turning to her sister-in-law with a slightly defiant and wholly triumphant smile. "I shall say nothing," said Mrs. Enderby, "until I see how you treat her. I trust it may turn out for the best." Thus, all in a moment, and merely because Mrs.
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