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But it's that little fly-away Wilson girl that'll get the lessons, an' Waitstill will have to use her voice callin' the Deacon home to dinner. Things ain't divided any too well in this world, Lyddy." "Waitstill's got the voice, but she lacks the trainin'. The Boston singer knows her business, I'll say that for her," said Mrs. Day. "She's got good stayin' power," agreed Aunt Abby.
She put her head down, an' then she says, 'Yes, Joshuay! yes, dear! An' she got up an' took the pocket-book 'Mandy had gi'n him off the top o' the bureau, an' laid it down on the bed where he could git it. But he shook his head, an' said the word ag'in, an' a queer look as if she was scairt an' pleased flashed over Lyddy Ann's face.
Now, Lyddy Ann Butterfield had no sooner uttered this commonplace speech than the reflection darted through her mind like a lightning flash that she had never spoken a bit of her heart out like this in all her life before. The reason came to her in the same flash: she was not being looked at; her disfigured face was hidden.
But it went further back than that Once, when Betty was a little girl, Cabell, then a well-grown boy of twelve, had found her and her mammy on the wrong side of a muddy road, and wading through, he had carried Betty across, and then wading back, had offered to carry Mam' Lyddy over, too. "Go way f'om heah, boy, you can't carry me." "Yes, I can, Mam' Lyddy. You don't know how strong I am."
I'd made a frame for a screen for Miss Lyddy she's allays making something with her worsted-work, you know and she'd given me particular orders about this screen, and there was as much talking and measuring as if we'd been planning a house. However, it was a nice bit o' work, and I liked doing it for her. But, you know, those little friggling things take a deal o' time.
Gandle one night looked in my pocket to see if I'd anything about me to show where I belonged. And she found that bit of paper with Mrs. Ormonde's name and address. But wait, Lyddy; I've something to say. Did you do as I asked, about not telling any one where I was? 'I didn't tell any one, Thyrza. Nobody knew where I was going.
I was sayin' to Susan t'other day well, now, mother, have I said an'thing out o' the way? well, I don' s'pose 'twas just my place to hev said an'thing about gittin' married, to Ephraim, seein's " "Come, come, father," said Aunt Lyddy, "that'll do, now. You must let Ephraim alone, and not joke him about such things."
Boddy, but generally at the times when Mary was away at prayer-meetings. There was no sign that she suffered at all, the good Lyddy; the trouble of those days before Christmas was lost in the anticipation of the great change that was soon to come upon her sister's life. To that she had resolved to look forward cheerfully; the better she came to know Gilbert, the warmer grew her affection for him.
The artless little Lydia had certainly a queer way of receiving her friends. But six weeks before madly jealous of George's preference for another, she now took occasion repeatedly to compliment Theo in her conversation. Miss Theo was such a quiet, gentle creature, Lyddy was sure George was just the husband for her. How fortunate that horrible quarrel had been prevented!
McKeon I'm glad you won, as my friend Brown didn't; a bad thing his losing his horse, isn't it?" "Thank ye, Captain; and I'm to congratulate you too. I hear you're promoted, and going away from us very glad for one, sorry for t'other. Take a bit of cold pie; d n it, I forgot the pie's all gone, but there's cold mutton and plenty of sherry. Lyddy, give Captain Ussher a glass of sherry."
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