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After much soothing, and a good deal of candy, Prudy was comforted, and the supper went off famously. The children were all polite and well-behaved, "even the boys," as Ruth said; and though they all had keen appetites, nobody was greedy. By and by, when it would not do to stay any longer, they all started for home, happy and tired.
"Of all things," said grandma, "I don't believe there's a little girl any where that has so many nice things as you do. See the jelly, and oranges, and lemons, and " "Well, if I wasn't sick, grandma, and you should ask me to eat some smashed potatoes, and some pie, I'd eat 'em," said Prudy, smiling through her tears. "Bless your little heart," cried grandma, kissing Prudy's pale cheek.
She came home when I did." Johnny spoke very carelessly. He was anxious that no one should suppose anything unusual had occurred. Susy and Prudy went up stairs in search of their missing sister. They found her in her own room, sitting down disconsolately in the middle of the floor. "Why, Dotty Dimple, where have you been? How did you get so wet?" No answer.
The three children, dressed in their very best, were allowed to sit up for the whole evening, or, at any rate, as long as they pleased. It was as lovely out of doors as "a Lapland night." The full moon and the gay lamplight tried to outshine one another. "Do look at that great moon dripping down the juniper tree," cried Prudy, growing poetical as she gazed.
My darling, my darling!" Poor Susy's first thought was to call out to Prudy, but her mother gave her one warning glance, and that was enough: Susy neither spoke nor stirred. Mrs. Parlin stood looking up at her stood as white and still as if she had been frozen! Her trembling lips moved a little, but it was in prayer; she knew that only God could save the precious one.
For one thing, Dotty's bird died. She had loved it for its helplessness; but Angeline said, "You needn't be sorry. What did I tell you when you took that bird into the window? I knew something would happen; but didn't know as it would be a boat-wreck exactly." Dotty, and even Prudy, had received some very foolish ideas from Angeline.
The little girls all crowded about Dotty, begging her to join in their games; but she said it would "hurt her big bonnet," which she could not be persuaded to take off, because she fancied it added something to her importance. Fanny Harlow brought out a picture book for the little runaway. "I'm afraid she'll tear it," said careful Prudy.
"What shall we do?" said Grace, looking at Susy; "we mustn't take her, and we can't go without her." "Well, I'm a-goin' right straight home, right off that's what I'm goin' to do," said Prudy, "and when I say my prayers, I shall just tell God how naughty you be!"
"Let Madge attend to her," replied grandma; "she will do right, for she knows how to keep her temper." Louise said nothing, but she felt the rebuke; and as she left the room, there was a bright color in her cheeks. "Prudy," said aunt Madge, gently, "you didn't mean to open the cage door, did you?" Prudy remembered that she had been scolded before for saying "I didn't mean to."
"Her eyes isn't shut up; where is the see gone to?" Mrs. Clifford sent up her card, and the superintendent, who knew her well, came down to meet her. He was also "blind-eyed," but the children did not suspect it. They were much interested in the specimens of bead-work which were to be seen In the show-cases. Mr. Parlin bought some flowers, baskets, and other toys, to carry home to Susy and Prudy.
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