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As it was he went down like a shock of corn before the scythe, grasped Miss Pritty in an embrace such as she had never before even imagined, and proceeded to punch her poor head. Then, indeed, she made herself known by a powerful scream that caused the horrified man to loose his hold and spring up with a torrent of apologies and self-abuse. "Och! it's not possible. Baste that I am!
Miss Pritty to whom Aileen confided her troubles came nearer the mark than either of them. She conceived, and stoutly maintained, that Edgar had gone abroad to seek his fortune, and meant to return and marry Aileen when he had made it. Edgar, however, had not gone abroad. He had struck out a line of life for himself, and had prosecuted it during these two years with untiring energy.
They also sprung up the tree, and quickly brought down the ladies. Poor Miss Pritty had gone fairly off into violent hysterics by that time. She was carried down in the arms of a pirate, into whose hair she had permanently fastened her ten fingers, while she filled the woods with unearthly cries. Before any advantage, however, could be taken of this success, a cheer was heard close at hand.
We desired them to keepe good watch and sentry, and if we weare not surprized we should come safe and sound without hurt to the ffrench. The Iroquoite seeing us goe on our way, made as if they would leave us. We made 3 carriages that day, where the ennemy could doe us mischief if they had ben there. The cunning knaves followed us neverthelesse pritty close.
She went, and Miss Pritty, opening the letter, exclaimed, "From my nephew, Edgar! I knew it. Dear fellow! I wonder why he writes to me." The letter ran as follows: "Dear Aunt, You will doubtless be surprised to receive a letter from me. It must be brief; the post leaves in an hour.
"Miss Pritty," he said, sitting down and pointing to a chair, "you have always been very kind to my daughter." "She has always been very kind very kind to me," answered Miss Pritty, with a slight look of surprise. "True there is no doubt whatever about that," returned Mr Hazlit, "but just now I wish to refer to your kindness to her.
"'Ave a cup of tea, ladies?" said the stewardess, opening the door just then, and appearing at an acute angle with the doorway, holding a cup in each hand. Miss Pritty shuddered and covered her head with the bed-clothes. Aileen made the form of "no, thanks," with her lips, and shut her eyes. "Do 'ave a cup," said the stewardess, persuasively.
He glanced quickly at his host and at the negro, but to his surprise these remarkable men seemed not to be aware of the shaking, although it was severe enough to cause some of the furniture to rattle. Observing his look of surprise, Moses remarked, with a benignant though capacious smile, "Mountain's got de mulligrumps pritty bad jist now."
The results were considerable, but, not being ostentatiously trumpeted, were not always recognised or traced to their true cause. "Come away, darling," exclaimed Miss Pritty, eagerly embracing and kissing her friend, who accepted, but did not return, the embrace, though she did the kiss. "I thought you were not coming at all, and I have not seen you for a whole week! What has kept you?
"Not so much of a coincidence as it seems, however," said the captain with a laugh, as he shook hands with the ladies, "for I made arrangements on purpose to be here on the anniversary day, thinking that it might add to the interest of my visit." "And to come just at dinner-time too," said Miss Pritty, who had recovered. "Another coincidence," observed Aileen, with an arch look.
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