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She signalled to her mother, but the old lady's eyes were glued to her knitting. At last they were alone, and she expected a prompt and powerful appeal from the plaintiff; but Marstern drew his chair to the opposite side of the hearth and chatted so easily, naturally, and kindly that her trepidation passed utterly. It began to grow late, and a heavier gust than usual shook the house.
"I declare!" thought Marstern, "Lottie is the braver and more brilliant girl; and the fact that she is not inclined to forego the comfort of the home-fire for the pleasure of my company, reveals the difficulty of, and therefore incentive to, the suit I may decide to enter upon before New Year's."
She gave her companions a rather formal invitation to come in and get warm before proceeding further; but Marstern said very politely that he thought it was too late, unless Miss Carrie was cold. Carrie protested that she was not so cold but that she could easily wait till she reached her own fireside. "Well, good-night, then," and the door was shut a trifle emphatically. "Mr.
The Christmas holidays had come, and with them a welcome vacation for Hedley Marstern. Although as yet a briefless young lawyer, he had a case in hand which absorbed many of his thoughts the conflicting claims of two young women in his native village on the Hudson.
Marstern, what SHALL we do? Can't we turn around and go back the way we came?" "Miss Carrie, will you do what I ask? Will you believe me when I say that I do not think you are in any danger?" "Yes, I'll do my best," she replied, catching her breath.
"Would you like to exchange places?" was the query flashed back by Carrie. "Oh, no, I'm quite as content as you are." "Why, then, since I am more than content exultant, indeed it appears that we all start from excellent premises to reach a happy conclusion of our Christmas Eve," cried Marstern. "Now you are talking shop, Mr.
Marstern," said Carrie, sympathetically, "your feet must be very cold and wet after splashing through all that ice-water." "They are," he replied; "but I don't mind it. Well, if I had tried for years I could not have found such a test of character as we had to-night." "What do you mean?" "Oh, well, you two girls did not behave exactly alike. I liked the way you behaved.
"The stars are so brilliant along the brow of that highland yonder that they form a dia oh, oh! what IS the matter?" and she clung to Marstern's arm. The horse was breaking through the ice. "Whoa!" said Marstern, firmly. Even as he spoke, Lottie was out of the sleigh and running back on the ice, crying and wringing her hands. "We shall be drowned," she almost screamed hysterically. "Mr.
"Good gracious!" thought Marstern, "she's next to my heart. I wonder if that will give her unfair advantage;" but Carrie explained: "Of course I was speaking metaphorically." "In that aspect of the case it would be a shame to me if any side I have is not right toward those who have so honored me," he hastened to say. "Oh, Carrie has all the advantage she is next to your heart."
I vote for the river," said Lottie, promptly. "Oh, well, Mr. Marstern, if you've been over the ice so recently I only wish to feel reasonably safe."
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