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Updated: June 9, 2025
"There's a lovely road where the great icicles hang from the trees like fringe, and the groom says it's the finest road for sleighing in Merrivale." Patricia had not been to school, and had walked over to meet the pupils of the little private class. "I suppose Nancy's going with you," Patricia said.
Shirley was suspicious of all telephones, by this time, and his guarded inquiry gave no possible clue to a wiretapping eavesdropper. "How is the new bull-dog?" was the question, after the first guarded greeting. "Is he still muzzled?" "Yes, Mr. Smith," responded Merrivale, "and the meanest specimen I have ever seen outside a Zoo!
He said to himself philosophically, that if worst came to worst and the fates had really decided to marry him to Miss Merrivale, she had money, good looks, and a fair position, and might on the whole prove more manageable as a wife than one so clever and so high spirited as Ethel. Miss Merrivale, on her part, was foolishly and fondly in love with the broad-shouldered egotist.
Fred and Miss Merrivale went on to Tom Bentley's curio-crowded rooms, while the sound of their knock still lingered in the double ears of the two people who sat confronting each other within the studio, with looks on the one hand sullen; on the other, pleading. Fenton's picture of Fatima was finished, yet Ninitta continued to come to the studio.
Marvin, and we are to be excused for the last two weeks at Glenmore, and away we'll speed toward Merrivale and home." "Oh, I am so glad!" Nancy cried as she pressed Dorothy closer. "And that isn't all," said Dorothy, "for hear this: "I'm sure, dear, that you and Nancy will be delighted to know that, after a short stay at the Stone House, we shall go to Foam Ridge for the summer.
Gaston was disinclined to give the disdainful lady an opportunity of expressing her opposition to his suit, and, pretending to interpret her silence favorably, he took his hat, and said, "I thank you for the cordial manner in which my proposition has been received; I hope to have the pleasure of visiting Mademoiselle de Merrivale this evening; I wish you a good-morning."
Bill looked cunning and drawing close whispered: "Her and him, I seed 'im, back in the sticks! Her and him!" Then he laughed his foolish laugh. "I thought as much!" Merrivale nodded, with the trouble a good man knows at times in his eyes; but his faith in Burke coming to his aid. "You mean Lawson?" he asked. Bill nodded foolishly. "Then keep yo' mouth shut!" warned Merrivale.
Dorothy and Nancy will go home to Merrivale, but whether they spend the summer there, or go away to some other place, it won't make much difference to me. It's not likely to happen that they'll come to the quiet little town where we are to spend the summer."
But Merrivale's clean-shaven face was free from perturbation, and the man was puzzled. "Reynolds," Merrivale said, "I shall go out of town this afternoon. Have the motor ready at four!" "Very good, my lord." Reynolds glanced at the table and noted with some satisfaction that his master had only eaten one egg. "Yes, I have finished," Merrivale said, taking up the paper. "If Mr.
She did not, of course, want to accept the funny gift, but she saw Arabella's cheek flush, as little Lina Danford laughed softly, and she did the kindest thing that she could have done. "Thank you," she said, gently, then to the others she added: "Arabella is eager to have us both feel fine when we reach Merrivale."
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