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Updated: May 6, 2025
You would very likely bring on a fever, and I could not answer for the consequences." "Have you seen the Miss Pembertons lately?" asked Harry. "Yes. Miss Jane, though she generally considers her skill superior to mine, sent for me to attend the young lady who lives with them, and I suspect, Mr Harry, that you had something to do with her illness, though I am happy to say there is nothing serious.
Mr Ferris, when she told him of the proposal, expressed his readiness to go; and Mr and Mrs Twigg, though they had lived so long in the island, never having seen the cavern, were also willing to join the expedition. "We must let the Pembertons know," said Mrs Twigg. "The other day Fanny Pemberton told me that she was especially wishing to visit the cave. She and her brother are sure to come."
Your mother has only spoken to me of her as the Miss Pembertons protege." Harry, feeling perfectly sure that should he answer the question his father would be still more adverse to his marriage, and would possibly express himself forcibly on the subject, replied "I wish, sir, that you would see her before I answer the last question.
He had enclosed his letters to her to the Miss Pembertons. He suspected she would wish him to do so, and also that they would have a better prospect of reaching her.
"I have read, I believe, every book the Miss Pembertons possess, and with their usual kindness they have procured a good many fresh ones for me. Though Miss Jane is not an admirer of the French, she allowed me to study their language, so that I can read it with ease, though I fear that I should find myself greatly at a loss were I to attempt to speak it."
"I am residing with the Miss Pembertons, and wish to have no acquaintances unless introduced to me by them." "No, Miss, I do assure you that I am under no mistake whatever," answered the youth, in a tone of assurance. "I have not the honour of being acquainted with the old ladies, but I have great respect for them on account of the care they take of you.
"If the Miss Pembertons wish to take the little girl into their house and make a little lady of her it would not be right, I fear, Adam, to say `No' to them." "She is a little lady already," answered Adam, sturdily. "They could not make her more so than she is already."
This to Herbert, who had of course tumbled out of bed again at Glory's first rapturous exclamation. "No, I won't!" cried the boy, rebelliously; "I'll stay as long as I like. And I'll tell my ma how you was a-wantin' to go away and be the Pembertons' girl. Won't she lam you when she hears that?"
Had he enquired about the Halliburts he might have learned the particulars of May's early history, but he still remained under the impression that she was a ward of the Miss Pembertons, and had merely come down to visit the dame as she would any other of the villagers suffering from sickness or sorrow.
Grubbling actually felt a jealousy, as if her poor, untutored handmaid were taking precedence of herself. "What party?" she snapped. "At the Pembertons', mum. I thought you knew about it." "And what if I do? Maybe I'm going, myself." Glory opened her eyes wide in mingled consternation and surprise. "I didn't think you was, mum. But if you is "
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