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Minny's mistress was charmed; but Minny, who had intrenched himself, trembling, in his basket as soon as the music began, found this thunder so little to his taste that he leaped out and scampered under the remotest chiffonnier, as the most eligible place in which a small dog could await the crack of doom.
"Yes. Who was your father, Minny?" Minny's cheek lost it's flush, and became pale as death. "I cannot tell you, Miss." "But you know." Minny made no answer, but her hands shook violently, and the braids she had just fastened fell loose again from her trembling fingers. "What ails you, Minn? why don't you answer me?" said Della, looking up earnestly at Minny, in the glass.
She had always been one who thought for herself, notwithstanding there were so many to think for her; and, with a spirit above all affectation, she looked at things in a plain, common-sense, and true light. When the first shock was over in regard to her relationship to Minny, she had struggled with her natural feelings of wounded pride, till the matter stood before her as it was.
I have seen the time when Bernard Wilkins would have scorned so cowardly an act as this." "That was when he had drank less wine, and lost less gold; come, there is no use in parleying, come here by me." He started forward, and grasping her rudely by the wrist, drew her toward him. Minny struggled wildly, but his hold was firm.
'Nice words to be used to a young lady! Pray don't begin to dispute with him. Come, let us seek for Minny ourselves, and begone. 'But, Ellen, cried she, staring fixed in astonishment, 'how dare he speak so to me? Mustn't he be made to do as I ask him? You wicked creature, I shall tell papa what you said. Now, then!
Oh, Minny, you musn't tell falsehoods for my sake!" "I told no falsehood, Miss; I only asked your mamma a simple question, that you might get free, as I knew you wished to be." "But I know she thought you meant that." "It is wrong for people, to jump so hastily at conclusions." "But, Minny, you know you intended mamma should jump at that."
There were light steps upon the stairs a cautious tread upon the balcony and Minny, the Quadroon, sank at her mistress's feet. "So, child, you've come at last! Where have you lingered this long, long time? I am most distracted with watching for you, and my head aches terribly."
For worlds I wouldn't dictate; but, Miss, if all this secresy and deceit ends as it seems it will, isn't it going to break your mother's heart?" "I expect so, Minny; every mother's heart is broken when her daughter gets married; but it heals up always, and is as good as ever." Oh! Della, Della! "But, Miss, when she finds how deceitful you have been, after all her doting kindness, and love, and "
Maggie was seated in the drawing-room, alone, shortly after dinner, with Minny on her lap, having left her uncle to his wine and his nap, and her mother to the compromise between knitting and nodding, which, when there was no company, she always carried on in the dining-room till tea-time.
The poor thing was finally got off, with several delusive assurances that his absence should be short: that Mr. Edgar and Cathy would visit him, and other promises, equally ill-founded, which I invented and reiterated at intervals throughout the way. The pure heather-scented air, the bright sunshine, and the gentle canter of Minny, relieved his despondency after a while.
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