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"And Sophy will keep her counsel as to those moonlight wanderings. When were they to go?" "By the 11.30 train. Marilda is coming up first." So the plan was propounded. Franceska was only too much charmed to stay in what had indeed been an enchanted coast to her, and Sophy was sure that mamma would not mind; so the matter was settled, and the explanatory notes written.
Old Granny is not a bit by way of being a lady, you know; she lives in a little house in the city with one maid, and I believe she rubs her own tables. I am sure she goes about in omnibuses, though she has lots of money; and Marilda is so fond of her, and so like her, only not so clever and shrewd. 'But why does she live in such a small way?
"Everything is such a comfort, Fernan and Marilda are the best of nurses and helpers, and I mourn for the folly that chaffed about them and boredom. Tell Emmie so. Fernan has made this place a little oasis round my father's grave, and his parson, who has a mission among the remains of the Sioux, is with me every other day, and does all that Clement could desire for me.
The desertion put Marilda out of heart, and she sighed what a pity it was that the girl would not listen to young Brown. Meanwhile, Clement was making Ferdinand go over with him Edgar's words about his marriage.
He was afraid on one side to lose sight of his nephew, on the other he did not feel equal to encounter a scolding from Marilda, so he sent Adrian and Fely down to the Marine Hotel to fetch Franceska, while he stole a moment or two for greeting Clement, who was much better, and only wanted more conversation than he durst give him.
"I thought her very much improved," said Lady Underwood gravely. "Oh, yes; grown into a sleek and personable tabby, able to wave her tail at the tip and tuck her paws her velvet paws well under her; and lick her lips over the oh, dear! what do you call it? your menu is quite too much for us poor savages, Marilda. A bit of damper is quite enough for us, isn't it, Bishop?"
Bernard carried the little girl up to the room and laid her down to sleep off her fatigue, while Marilda waited on her and Angela with her wonted bustling affection, extremely happy to have two of her best beloved cousins under her roof.
"Ah! your time has not come yet, Lance. Your little girls are at a comfortable age." "There are different ways of throwing oneself away," said Clement. "Perhaps each generation says it of the next." "Emmie is not throwing herself away, except her chances," said Marilda. "If she would only think of poor Ferdy Brown, who is as good a fellow as ever lived!" "Not much chance of that," said Geraldine.
'No, indeed, not a bit, said Marilda, or Mary Alda, eagerly. 'If you only knew how tiresome it all is. 'What is? 'Why, being fine having a governess, and talking French, and learning to dance, and coming down into the drawing-room. Then Grandmamma Kedge tells me how she used to run about in pattens, and feed the chickens, and scrub the floor, and I do so wish I was her.
I can never forget how I took him from his father's side, and the baptism almost in blood. We go to New Orleans first, and after the cold weather home, but letters to the Bank will find us." "Good, dear old Fernan and Marilda!" cried Geraldine, "I can see their kindness, and how, with all their goodness, it must jar on Gerald's nerves." "I hope he won't be an ass," returned Clement.
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