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Cecil had waited a moment until his head came up from under the saddle flap, and repeated his remark. "Afraid not," said Jim, driven to bay, and speaking shortly to cover his annoyance. "Norah's going to ride him herself." He led Garryowen off to tie him under the shade of the pepper trees, and did not return to saddle Bobs until Cecil had retreated to the house, looking very black.
Having already performed nearly half the distance to Don Fernando's house, we agreed to proceed thither, it being somewhat nearer than my father's though I was anxious to inform my parents of Norah's safety. But we remembered that our arrival, though we should be welcomed by our friends, would bring sorrow to the household.
"I am sure," retaliated Dorothy, "they will know yours instantly. But it is a pity we have to make them living pictures. You will hardly be able to refrain from actually putting in your thumb if we provide one of Norah's pies."
Norah's face crimsoned with indignation. She started to her feet, as if Michael Vanstone had been present in the room, and had personally insulted her. "I see," said the lawyer, wishing to spare her; "I may tell Mr. Michael Vanstone you refuse the money." "Tell him," she broke out passionately, "if I was starving by the roadside, I wouldn't touch a farthing of it!"
There was a telephone he had rigged up when he was twelve, communicating with Norah's room by the balcony; and outside was a sort of fire escape, by which he could and generally did descend without using the stairs. There were various pieces of bush carpentry a table, a candlestick and a book-case of his own construction, which in Norah's eyes were better than beautiful.
"Then will I have to be born again to get some?" inquired the small boy, sitting back on his heels to consider the matter. "Law, chile, what you talkin' 'bout? You mus' think you's Nickorydemus! Miss Norah's settin' there laughin' at you. Come 'long home with mammy." "Isn't there a delightful variousness about our neighborhood?" said Norah. "Do you see that sun? Tell me I am not a prophet!"
Pendril, "so meanly and disgracefully insufficient that I am ashamed to mention it." "And nothing for the future?" "Absolutely nothing." As that answer was given, the same thought passed, at the same moment, through Miss Garth's mind and through Norah's. The decision, which deprived both the sisters alike of the resources of fortune, did not end there for the younger of the two.
Edna looked from one to the other in startled fashion, as though she were afraid that such flashing looks must be the commencement of a quarrel, and drew a sigh of relief when Norah's dignity gave way to giggles of uncontrollable amusement.
She makes dear little chairs, Una, out of oak-apples and chestnuts and things like that; and little picture-frames with grey lichen and acorns and bits of twigs stuck all round; and mother bought a chair for Norah's doll, because, she says, it's much better for them to try and make things like that and try to sell them than just to come round begging, as so many of them do."
There were pigeons, too, in a most elaborate pigeon cote another effort of Jim's carpentering skill. These were as tame as the smaller birds, and on Norah's appearance would swoop down upon her in a cloud. They had done so once when she was mounted on Bobs, to the pony's very great alarm and disgust. He took to his heels promptly. "I don't think he stopped for two miles!" Norah said.
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