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"Well, I told you I was going to the church, and we hadn't time to go slowly. What did you come for?" "I suppose I came for some diversion," said Daisy, with a sigh. "Ain't Loupe a splendid little fellow?" "Very; I think so." "Why, Daisy, what ails you? there is no fun in you to-day. What's the matter?" "I am concerned about something. There is nothing the matter." "Concerned about Loupe, eh!"
Daisy drove on, very happy and thankful, till the little hill was gained, and slowly walking up it Loupe stopped, nothing loth, before the gate of Molly Skelton's courtyard. A little bit of hesitation came over Daisy now, not about what was to be done, but how to do it. The cripple was in her flowery bit of ground, grubbing around her balsams as usual.
Sandford, if you please." "Loupe? what is that? What is Loupe, Daisy?" "My pony, sir. My pony chaise." "Oh! Not to drive to Melbourne?" Daisy met the doctor's blue eye full, and answered with guileless submission. "No, sir." "I will send Loupe. By the way Daisy, have you business on hand?" "Yes, sir." "So much that you can do none for me?" "O no, sir. I have not a great deal of business.
On went Daisy, much too fast for the watering pot; till the cripple's cottage came in sight a second time. There, just at the foot of the little rise in the road which led up to the cottage gate, Loupe suddenly fell to very slow going. The watering pot went easily enough for several yards; and then Loupe stopped. What was the matter? Something was the matter, yet Daisy did not summon Lewis.
"Why, Daisy," he whispered, drawing his chair close, "where have you been all day? No getting a sight of you. What have you been about?" "I have been to Crum Elbow this afternoon." "Yes, and how late you stayed. Why did you?" "Loupe lost a shoe. I had to wait for Sam to go to the blacksmith's with him." "Really. Did you wait in the road?" "No. I had a place to wait."
For whoso will buy the diamond it is needful to him that he know them. Because that men counterfeit them often of crystal that is yellow and of sapphires of citron colour that is yellow also, and of the sapphire loupe and of many other stones. But I tell you these counterfeits be not so hard; and also the points will break lightly, and men may easily polish them.
"No, but Preston, I didn't eat much breakfast. And I've had all this ride since. I am going to stand fasting; but I am going to be hungry too." "No you aren't," said Preston. "Just let Loupe take you up to that little gate, will you? I'll see if we can leave the horses here. Sam! take this fellow!"
"Oh I get tired very often. I always did." "What sort of things make you tired? Do you take too long drives in your pony-chaise?" "I have no pony-chaise now, Dr. Sandford. Loupe was left at Melbourne. I don't know what became of him." "Why didn't you bring him along? But any other pony would do, Daisy." "I don't drive at all, Dr. Sandford.
Loupe never went into anything more exciting than his waddling trot; though Daisy made him keep that up briskly. "What a thing it is, to have such short legs!" said Preston, watching the movements of the pony. "You go over the road without seeing it," said Daisy. "I don't want to see it. What I want to see is Hillsdale." "So do I; but I want to see everything."
The sun was sending long slant bright beams against the cottage windows and over the pony-chaise, and the groom had got the pony's head turned for home, evidently under the impression that Daisy was staying a long time. A little fearful of consequences if she got home after sundown, Daisy gathered up her reins and signified to Loupe that he was expected to move with some spirit.
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