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"Look out for breakers," said Aunt Hildy, when she saw the child, "this house'll be a bedlam now, but then we were all as leetle as that once, I spos'e," and her duty evidently spoke at that moment, saying, "You must bear with it." But she was not troubled. Allie never troubled us, she was as sweet and sunny as a May morning all through, and even went to meeting and behaved herself admirably.
At a million our Court House'll be cheap; and if the Professor had the contract with the plans accordin' to requirement to-morrow, he'd make nothin' out of it not a red cent. No, sir. If I ken, that's my business and yours, ain't it? Or, are we to work for nothin' because he's a fool?" While Mr. Gulmore was speaking, Mr. Hutchings gave himself to thought. After all, why was he running for Mayor?
You must keep your end up in a place like this, or everybody in the house'll be ragging you. Chaps will, naturally, play the goat if you let them. Has this ever happened before?" Sheen admitted reluctantly that it had. He was beginning to see things. It is never pleasant to feel one has been bluffed. "Once last term," he said, "Smith, a chap in Day's, came to tea like that.
"The reason I'd like to find the house is because " "Reasons ain't none too popular with me." "Well, you're pretty sure that your suggestion will take me to the spot?" "I'm sure of nothing except my gun when the weather's hot." "Reasonably sure, however? The pine trees and the house if I don't find one I'll find the other." "The house'll be in ruins, probably." "Why?"
Look at Alice Robinson, that's called the prettiest child on the river, an' see how Rebecca shines her ri' down out o' sight! I hope Mirandy'll favor her comin' over to see us real often, for she'll let off some of her steam here, an' the brick house'll be consid'able safer for everybody concerned.
Bob, already by him on the floor, looked up, saying: "He's coming about all right. What shall we do, Colonel?" "Leave him down the road," the Colonel snapped. "Tom Hewlet's house'll be good enough, and I'll pay the rascal's niece to nurse him, if he requires it. Why did they fight?" He turned abruptly to Jane. "He he resented something Tusk said." "Something Tusk said to you?"
He'll swap my lot for the Main Street one, pay my movin' expenses and a fair 'boot' besides. He don't really care for my HOUSE, you understand; it's my LAND he's after." "Are you goin' to take it up?" "I don't know. The Main Street lot's a good one, and my house'll look good on it. And I'll make money by the deal." "Yes, but you've always swore by that saltwater view of yours.
His lean jaw jutted out threateningly. "You're the real Weissenheimer kid, ain't you?" he sneered. "Never mind. I'll get you at recess." "Some day," drawled Miss Fink, checking the steak, "the house'll get wise to your stuff and then you'll have to go back to the coal wagon. I know so much about you it's beginning to make me uncomfortable. I hate to carry around a burden of crime."
Right down nice furniture it is too; but there's so much of it, I'm afraid the minister'll have to stand out in the front yard." "The house'll do for this time," replied Mrs. Kinzer. "There'll be room enough for everybody. What puzzles me is Dab." "What about Dab?" asked Ham. "Can't find a thing to fit him," said Dab's mother. "Seems as if he were all odd sizes, from head to foot."
"She says that if we are going to have a hurdy-gurdy and coloured lanterns and a moonlight night, why not ask everybody; the House'll provide cocoa and Chelsea buns, and we can get any extra cakes we like ourselves." And so it was happily arranged. Nancy proved herself a born organizer, and on Friday evening each Five A girl shared in the duty of being hostess.
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