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Leverett for fathers and mothers still had authority in such matters Betty's engagement was announced and the marriage set for spring. Somehow it was a delightful winter. But after a little one person began to feel strangely apprehensive, and this was Cary Adams. "I suppose Doris and her third- or fourth-cousin will make a match?"
Girls are very flighty, nowadays, and are in the street half the time, and dancing and frolicking round at night. I really don't know what the young generation will be good for!" Mrs. Leverett smiled. She remembered she had heard some such comments when she was young, though the lines were more strictly drawn then. "Has Winthrop been over to see his charge? How does he feel about it?
Sharpe Vulture, and this time with better success, for that worthy recommended that Mr. Leverett should first apply to a magistrate for a warrant against Mr. Chanticleer; and, secondly, that Tom should commence an action against him for the assault.
A father had an idea that his daughters would marry well, so business opportunities, and often the homestead, went to the sons. Here was an undivided fortune. And now it was hardly likely Chilian Leverett would marry, so she might come in for that. The house had always been considered rather gloomy, as even on state occasions not much light was allowed in the parlors.
"I declare!" exclaimed Aunt Priscilla, "if you should live to be fifty or sixty, and everybody go on leaving you fortunes, you won't know what to do with your money. They're filling up the Mill Pond and the big ma'sh and going to lay out streets. I wouldn't have believed it! Foster Leverett held on to his legacy because he couldn't sell it, and now Warren has been offered a good sum.
And now he bethought himself how few small children there were in his branch of the Leverett line. Some of the men and women had not married. His brother and one sister had died in childhood. The first cousins were nearly all older than he, many of them had dropped out of life. A little girl! No chance to decline the trust well, he would hardly have done that.
She sat up, made a forward movement as if she would rise, but simply stared. "Yes, I am Cousin Leverett." He began advancing and held out his hand. "And very glad to see such an excellent traveller as you have been," said the captain. "And such a nice little girl. You are an American girl; you know your father told you that. And this is your native town.
Her public schools had begun to diffuse widely the elements of knowledge; and the College, under the excellent and acceptable administration of Leverett, had been raised to a high degree of credit and usefulness.
That ended, they had a talk about chess that was becoming quite an interest in some circles. There were several moves that puzzled him. "Come in some evening and talk them over," said Mr. Leverett. Edward Saltonstall wondered at the favor of the gods and accepted. Not as if he was in any vulgar hurry, but he dropped in, politely social, and asked if he should disturb them.
Her cheeks were like roses now, and Betty's kitchen apron made another frock over hers of gay chintz, that had been exhumed from the chest. "Good-afternoon," recovering herself. "The cookies look delightful. I must taste one," Mrs. Leverett said smilingly. She handed the plate to Aunt Priscilla. "It'll just spoil my supper if I eat one. But you may do up some in a paper, and I'll take them home.
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