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Loughead, whose chief object in life since Pickering had been pronounced out of danger, had been to browbeat the trained nurse, and usurp the authority in Pickering's sick-room, "if Mrs. Cabot would keep out, or take it into her head to return home.
"Well, and so she is," said old Mr. Loughead obstinately, "and a nice little thing, too, I should say." "Miss Pepper is twenty years old," said his nephew suddenly. Then he was sorry he had spoken. "Nonsense! not a day over fifteen," contradicted the old gentleman flatly. "And I must say, Jack, you've been pretty expert, considering the time spent in this house, in taking the census." "Oh!
"Well, dear me, we are not working much," cried Alexia, pulling off her gloves; "how many notes have you to write, Joe?" "Oh, a dozen, I believe," said Joel; "that is, counting this one." "To whom is that?" asked Alexia, peering over his shoulder. "Oh, to Amy Loughead." "Yes, I promised Polly this should go first. That Loughead girl was expecting her over this morning.
Loughead, with whom he was on the best of terms, but never feeling the necessity to weigh his words, "that you, being chief nurse, don't set up with that boy and make him get on his feet quicker." "So I could do," cried old Mr.
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