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And Maimie kept her promise and never frightened Tony with a goat again, though I have heard that she created another animal. David does it, for instance, and he and I know the likeliest place for leaving them in, and we shall tell you if you like, but for mercy's sake don't ask us before Porthos, for were he to find out the place he would take every one of them.
"I will be busy, but perhaps Harry " "Will you?" said Ranald, coming close to her, with the old imperative in his voice. Maimie drew back a little. "Do you know what you make me think of?" she asked, lowering her voice. "Yes, I do. I have thought of it every night since." "You were very rude, I remember." "You didn't think so then," said Ranald, boldly.
But his wife came to the table with a sweeter serenity than usual, and a calm upon her face that told of hidden strength. Even Maimie could notice the difference, but she could only wonder. The secret of it was hidden from her. Her aunt was like no other woman that she knew, and there were many things about her too deep for Maimie's understanding.
I shall see you first thing in the morning about the matter of the limits. Maimie has got home, and is, I believe, expecting you at her party to-morrow night. Indeed, I understand she was determined that it should not come off until you had returned, which shows she shares the opinion of the firm concerning you. I am yours sincerely, Ranald sat staring at the letter for a long time.
At first this little damsel was afraid of Maimie, who most kindly went to her aid, but soon she sat in her hand chatting gaily and explaining that her name was Brownie, and that though only a poor street singer she was on her way to the ball to see if the Duke would have her.
Everybody stood still, the music ceased, the lights went out, and all in the time you may take to say, 'Oh dear! An awful sense of her peril came upon Maimie; too late she remembered that she was a lost child in a place where no human must be between the locking and the opening of the gates; she heard the murmur of an angry multitude; she saw a thousand swords flashing for her blood, and she uttered a cry of terror and fled.
"I will come," said Ranald, looking down into the blue eyes with a look so long and steady and so full of passionate feeling that Maimie knew he would keep his word. Then farewells were said, and Ranald turned away, Harry and Mrs. Murray watching him from the door till he disappeared over the church hill. "Well, that's the finest chap I ever saw," said Harry, with emphasis.
Ranald glanced at the lieutenant, immaculate except where the slush had speckled his shiny boots, and then at his own ragged attire. "I think I will not go up now," he said. "Well, come up soon," said Maimie, evidently relieved. "No!" said Kate, impetuously, "come right along now." As she spoke she ranged herself beside him.
'Of course it is no affair of ours, a spindle-tree said after they had whispered together, 'but you know quite well you ought not to be here, and perhaps our duty is to report you to the fairies; what do you think yourself? 'I think you should not, Maimie replied, which so perplexed them that they said petulantly there was no arguing with her.
"Oh, mother!" cried Hughie, throwing himself upon her, "I'm home again, and we've had a splendid time, and we made heaps of sugar, and I've brought you a whole lot." He drew out of his pockets three or four cakes of maple sugar. "There is one for each," he said, handing them to his mother. "Here, Hughie," she replied, "speak to your cousin Maimie."
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