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The fact is, the great majority of casualties appear to have occurred as people were leaving their houses." Mrs. Hunter received much attention from him, and she continued so ill that Mara did not leave her.
"I s'pose, Mis' Kittridge, you'll have the funeral to-morrow, it's Sunday." "Why, yes, Aunt Roxy, I think everybody must want to improve such a dispensation. Have you took little Mara in to look at the corpse?" "Well, no," said Miss Roxy; "Mis' Pennel's gettin' ready to take her home." "I think it's an opportunity we ought to improve," said Mrs. Kittridge, "to learn children what death is.
As to our getting acquainted " And she almost laughed outright at the preposterous idea. She and Mara were soon busy as usual, and as opportunity offered, she told her fellow-worker of the events of the evening. Mara, with a languid interest, inquired about those whom she knew, and how they appeared, and she sometimes laughed aloud at Ella's droll descriptions.
Now be comfortable, and believe with me that nothing in the universe can or will harm you." "Poor Mara!" Ella sighed. "Yes, I've been watching and grieving over her. I never saw any face more expressive of suffering than hers. I don't understand her unless unless well, time will show, that is, if there is much more time for me." "Oh, cousin, we never could spare you!"
Beneath all this ordinary ebb and flow of daily life, changes were taking place, old forces working silently, and new ones entering in to complicate the problems of the future. As unobtrusively as possible, Clancy kept himself informed about Mara and all that related to her welfare.
The great spider was already hanging on the flower, weaving the cobweb in which Mara was later to entangle herself. Frederick asked for a broom. He wanted to prevent the dance by sweeping the spider away. A broom came, but in the form of a serving man, who was carrying water and pouring it out. Another man followed and a third and a fourth, until everything was flooded with rushing waters.
He used to carry snakes round with him, a kind so p'ison that it was certain death to have 'em bite you; but he played with 'em as if they was kittens." "Well," said Mara, "my enchanter was a king; and when he got through all he wanted, and got his daughter married to the beautiful young prince, he said he would break his staff, and deeper than plummet sounded he would bury his book."
She began to cry and to sob and shake her curly head, throwing her tiny hands out in a wild species of freakish opposition, which had, notwithstanding, a quaint and singular grace about it, while she stated her objections in all the little English at her command. "Mara don't want Mara want pitty boo des and pitty shoes." "Why, was ever anything like it?" said Mrs.
But then she must guard herself from being jealous, that would be mean and wicked. So Mara, in her zeal of self-discipline, pushed on matters; invited Sally to tea to meet Moses; and when she came, left them alone together while she busied herself in hospitable cares.
It was the most exhilarating and piquant entertainment he had found for many a day; and little Mara laughed in chorus at every lunge that he made. What would have been the end of it all, it is difficult to say, had not some mortal power interfered before they had sailed finally away into the sunset. But it so happened, on this very afternoon, Rev. Mr.
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