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"I will do anything in the world," he rejoined, standing in front of her. "Should n't you like to travel about and see something of the country? Won't you go to Niagara? You ought to see Niagara, you know." "With you, do you mean?" "I should be delighted to take you." "You alone?" Acton looked at her, smiling, and yet with a serious air. "Well, yes; we might go alone," he said.
If you were teaching just ten or twelve children, would n't it strike you as rather foolish to call the roll every morning? You know there were only fourteen pupils in the school where I was substituting; so of course I got acquainted with them all right away. Well, one morning when the weather was bad there were only six present; so when the hour came I just began to teach.
Jack's been writing to her and telling her the news for the last few weeks, though I have n't said a word about you because I did n't know how long your reformation was going to hold out; but I won't let the grass grow under my feet now, till I tell her just how things stand!" "You're a good woman, Louisa; I don't see why I never noticed it before."
Somehow, Dad did n't believe in sowing any more crops, he seemed to lose heart; but Mother talked it over with him, and when reminded that he would soon be entitled to the deeds he brightened up again and worked. How he worked! We had no plough, so old Anderson turned over the six acres for us, and Dad gave him a pound an acre at least he was to send him the first six pounds got up country.
He's full of hope an' says he's soon goin' to show big city papers what genius can do single-handed with a second-hand printin' press, an' he talked an' talked till I really had to tell him that if he did n't want his breakfast he'd have to go back to bed or else down town." "Is the " asked Mrs. Lathrop. "Yes, this is it. He done it last night an' he give it to me this mornin' to read to you.
She's going to be wealthy again, but it doos n't make any difference in her ways. I've had boarders complain when I was doing as well as I knowed how for them, but I never heerd a word from her that wasn't as pleasant as if she'd been talking to the Governor's lady.
"You need n't have rung, 'm; they goes right in without ringing to-day," she said pleasantly. "Can I see Mrs. Bird?" I asked. "Well, 'm," she said hesitatingly, "she 's in Paradise." "Lovely Margaret Crosby dead! How sudden it must have been," I thought, growing pale with the shock of the surprise; but the pretty maid, noticing that something had ruffled my equanimity, went on hastily:
"I want to go down, but I dars n't, it 's so steep," said one of these "common children," as Maud called them. "If you 'll lend me your sled, and sit in my lap, I 'll take you down all nice," answered Polly, in a confidential tone. The little girls took a look at her, seemed satisfied, and accepted her offer.
"I am so glad," responded Fred, who was indeed in need of something substantial. "I feel weak and hollow." "Ye shall have your fill; take the word of an Irishman for that. Would you like to smoke?" "You know I never smoke, Mickey." "I did n't ax ye that question, but if ye doesn't feel inclined to do the same, I'll indulge myself a little."
You know that they met two Boston ladies just after they were engaged, and she believed that he did n't introduce her because he was ashamed of her countrified appearance before them." "It was a pretty fine point," said Basil, and he laughed provokingly.
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