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Updated: June 14, 2025
Besides the Lorrimers, about a hundred and forty other children were invited, and the girls expected that quite sixty or seventy of these would take the parts of fairies and brownies. "You don't know how relieved the mothers will be," exclaimed Annie.
"Bravo," burst from Annie, who was sitting in the back seat, but who overheard Hester's words. "Don't interrupt me, Annie, please," said Hester. "The Lorrimers are my dearest friends," continued Hester. "Molly Lorrimer, whom you have not yet seen, and Annie, here, are the two greatest girl friends I have in the world.
The trees were beginning to put on their autumn tints, but the air was still full of summer. The Lorrimers at the Towers were busy making preparations to come over to the Grange. They had been invited to the festival by no less a personage than Sir John Thornton himself, and he had couched his epistle in gay and pleasant words. "As if we had any heart for it," murmured Molly to herself.
The tower was at least two hundred years older than the rest of the mansion, and, as Annie ran up the spiral stairs, she had to feel her way through thick darkness, for the Lorrimers never thought of spending money on illuminating the stairs and passages of this ancient building.
If, in addition to helping the Lorrimers, she could by this means get out of her own scrape, why, so much the better. It was one of Annie's gifts to be able to discriminate character with great nicety; and while Antonia spoke to her, she acknowledged a sudden respect and even admiration for the power which this queer girl possessed.
The Lorrimers were popular in the county, and although rumours of coming trouble were rife about them, yet their friends and well-wishers augured happy results from this present gaiety. But why was not the Squire present, and why was Mrs. Lorrimer absent? Molly, who made the gentlest of shepherdesses, came up as these remarks passed the good people's lips.
With all my heart and soul." "That is good. I don't wish to say anything to Hester Thornton nor to Nora Lorrimer, nor to any of the Lorrimers, nor least of all to Susan Drummond. I think I can manage Susy, for I am up to some of her pretty little vagaries. I can also manage mother, and mother has a good deal of influence in a certain quarter just now.
I suppose I may go back now, Antonia, to finish my cup of tea." "Oh, yes, mother, all in good time. What does tea signify when you see a man broken with an awful grief of that sort? Why, he looks like a captive lion. Mother, cant you get enthusiastic on the subject? Can't you try?" "I'm sure, my dear, I have tried, but I cannot really see that it will injure the Lorrimers for me to finish my tea.
The dear old home is ours no longer. We are not the Lorrimers of the Towers any more."
After a long search she found her at last busily painting some huge dock leaves, which she had found in her morning ramble, and pulled up by the roots. "Come, Antonia, you are wanted," said Annie. "What for?" said Antonia. "Pray don't stand in my light, Annie." "But they're all waiting for you, every one of them the Lorrimers, and Hester, and Sir John, and the rest.
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