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Updated: June 3, 2025
At the lower board sat the youngsters, under the surveillance of Katty's sister, who presided in that quarter. "If I don't do it myself," said Father Philemy, who was just after sweeping the top off a turkey egg, "I'll get them that will. Come," said he to the collegian, "give us grace, Peter; you'll never learn younger."
Before noon we had placed sweet Katty in Aunt Deb's loving arms, not much the worse for her excursion. Jack went to sea, and Katty's cabinet was adorned with numberless articles strange and beautiful from all parts of the world. Jack, of course, wherever he could get a run on shore, had to come and inspect them.
There were besides about a dozen of females, most of whom by this time, owing to Katty's private kindness, were in a placid state of feeling.
And then he tried to collect his impressions of her condition, and judge what would serve for her relief, but all his senses seemed to be scattered; dismay, compassion, and sympathy, had driven away all power of forming a conclusion he was no longer the doctor he was only the anxious listener for the faintest sound from the room above, but none reached him save the creaking of the floor under Katty's heavy tread.
"As they drew near the graveyard, one Lanty Casey, an old flame of Katty's, tried to comfort her in his rough way. "'Katty, avourneen, don't cry so, avillish. There's may be happiness for you yet, and there's them left that will love ye as well as him that's gone if they'd be let.
Unfortunately, however, it so happened that this man was needed to assist in removing a meal-chest to another part of the house; this was under Katty's superintendence, who, seeing the fellow sit rather more at his ease than she thought the hurry and importance of the occasion permitted, called him, with a little of her usual sharpness and energy, to assist in removing the chest.
Still, even to unprejudiced eyes, it was clear that Katty's rags were raggeder than those of her small step-brothers, and that she crept about with the mien of a creature which has conceived reasonable doubts respecting the reception it is likely to meet in society.
God help us all, you've little to do to be squattin' there talkin' about disolations and miseries, wid the two of them this instiant minyit sittin' be the fire up at my place, and sorra a hand's turn ailin' them, forby Katty's a thrifle conthráry now and agin, thro' not bein' entirely strong yet."
Almira and her assistant listened, as what woman would not? heard the courteous, cordial tone of inquiry for Mrs. Davies, and Katty's flurried "Begs to be excused, mum," and there was no need of the question which Mrs. Flight asked, "Who was it, Katty?" for both knew Mrs. Cranston's voice.
Katty's eyes blazed with excitement as she reiterated these extravagant desires. "She's got an oncommon fancy for a one," said her daddy, looking wistfully from the child to his wife. "They have them down below," suggested the widow, "pence apiece." Mrs. Patman's hand was slipping towards her pocket.
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