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"If he was to give you a boat with two masts, would you take it?" "I should try not to, I should try ever so hard." There were tears in Jackie's voice, and then, as if doubtful of his power to resist temptation, he buried his face in his mother's bosom and sobbed bitterly. "You shall have another boat, my darling." "I don't want no boat at all! I love you better than a boat, mummie, indeed I do."
Your father is going to drive in to Dorminster, and you are to go with him and buy Jackie's present." She waited for the look of delight which she felt sure of seeing, for she knew what Mary had set her heart on for Jackie the squirrel out of Greenop's shop. Poor Mary! Her thoughts flew to the empty post-office upstairs. Not a penny in it. No squirrel for Jackie, no drive to Dorminster for her.
Humphries was of the opinion that henceforth Esther should give herself out as Jackie's aunt. "None believes them stories, but they make one seem more respectable like, and I am sure Mr. Parsons will appreciate the intention." Esther did not answer, but she thought of what Mrs. Humphries had said. Perhaps it would be better if Jackie were to leave off calling her Mummie. Auntie!
Lady Mary Vallance sounds rather nice, I think." Just then the squire came out of the shop, and they soon started rapidly homewards. "Mary," said Jackie, squeezing himself close up to her, when they were well on the way, and lowering his voice mysteriously, "I've got a secret to tell you." Jackie's secrets were never very important, and Mary was not prepared to be interested in this one.
"Here it is!" cried Jackie, turning a somersault, as he used to do in the circus, and he handed the pencil to Curly on the end of his nose Jackie's nose I mean.
"Don't let's pretend anything else," Jennie would say, who had a practical mind; "let's have a game of hide-and-seek." And certainly no place could have been better fitted than Maskells for the purpose. Mary did not fail to start in good time for the White House on the morning after Jackie's invitation, and reached the gates leading into the stable-yard just as the clock was striking nine.
There was comfort even in that, though she must not say anything. Jackie leant eagerly forward. Splash! Fell a great rain-drop on the tip of his nose, and a pelting shower quickly followed. Patter, patter, fell the fast-falling rain on the leaves above the children's heads, sprinkling Mary's yellow hair and Jackie's best velveteen suit. "We must go in," he said; "all the others have gone.
"Well, I can't say no," said Mrs Vallance, smiling at Jackie's heated face; "but I'm not very fond of Maskells, there are so many dangerous places in it." "Oh, you mean the forbidden rooms," said Jackie; "we don't go into those now. There are three of them, where the floor's given way, you know, with great holes in them.
By this time Peggs had finished the uniform for Jackie's soldier and a hat of newspaper with a great plume of cornsilk and a lot of medals which were cut from the gold leaf that comes on a card of buttons. And when they were all sewed on the jacket, he cut out a sword from the gold leaf and made hands and feet from the corn husk.
Esther took a cloth from the cupboard, and laid the table for Jackie's tea. He came up the kitchen stairs telling Jane how many marbles he had won, and at that moment voices were heard in the bar. It was William, tall and gaunt, buttoned up in a grey frock-coat, a pair of field glasses slung over his shoulders.
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