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"Well, children, I think I will soon have to be leaving you," said Uncle Wiggily Longears one morning to the three Wibblewobbles, when he had stayed all night at their Aunt Lettie's house. That was after the old gentleman rabbit had found the three ducks lost in the woods, you remember, and had taken them to where they were visiting the old lady goat.
Lettie's cheeks were scarlet. "Who took you home the second time?" A confusion of face, and then Lettie put her head on the table before her. "Tell me, Lettie. It will open the way for me to help you. Don't spare anybody except yourself. You need not be too hard on yourself. Those who should befriend you can lay all the blame you can bear on your shoulders." He smiled kindly on her.
"Besides I've made all my arrangements about my gowns and things." "That can be arranged, too," said Bent. "The dressmaker can work overtime." "That'll mean that everything will be hurried and spoiled," replied Lettie. "Besides, I've arranged everything with my bridesmaids. They can't be expected to " "We can do without bridesmaids," replied Bent, laying his hand on Lettie's arm.
It was past Miss Axtell's house. Only one light was visible; that shone from Miss Lettie's room. Aaron said, "I saw Mr. Axtell this morning. He was going across the country, he said." No one asked him "Where?" and he said no more. We were late at the steamboat.
As I looked at him, during our homeward drive, I repented not having said words of comfort, not telling him that I believed Bernard McKey was at that hour in my father's house; but I had not exceeded my instructions, by one word I had not gone beyond Miss Lettie's story. Until Mr. McKey chose to reveal himself, he must exist as a stranger.
"I don't care for what I don't know, Lettie," she replied. "Nor what you do, neither. I wouldn't if I was you. He ain't worth it; and it gives better folks a chance for what they want, anyhow." Lettie's low brows and cunning black eyes were unendurable to the girl she was tormenting. "Well, I don't know what you are talking about," and Marjie would have passed on, but Lettie intercepted her.
He dared not take aboard his passengers again, but turned around and went down stream as fast as he could go so as to beach the boat in a safe place. "Now how'll we get back to Scoville?" cried one of Lettie's friends. "I can never walk that far." Sister had dropped back, shyly, behind Hiram, when he descended the tree. She had aided each girl ashore; but only Lettie had thanked her.
Miss Axtell had ceased to talk; she had fallen back into the old absorbed state. Katie kneeled down beside her chair, and spoke. "Miss Lettie!" she said. Miss Lettie did not answer. Katie put out one finger only. I saw it shake a bit, as she laid it upon Miss Lettie's hand. As when the doctor touched her forehead, she came back to her proper self, and said, "What is it, Kate?
Yet all is even as I foretold: The summer shines on wave and wild, The fern is fragrant as of old, And you are well again, dear child! "I am going to sleep in Miss Lettie's little dressing-room; the door is close beside her bed. If you want me, you can speak, I shall be sure to hear"; and she lighted my footsteps to the door. I went in hastily, for Katie was gone.
"Well, I'll come, Miss Lettie," he finally agreed, and she gave him a most charming smile. Lettie's two friends had waited for her, very much amused. "I declare, Let!" cried one of them and her voice reached Hiram's ears quite plainly. "You do have the queerest friends. Why did you stop to speak to that yokel?" "Hush! he'll hear you," said Miss Bronson; yet she smiled, too.
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