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Prue," I continue, and my wife looks up, with pleased pride, from her work, as if I were such an irresistible humorist, "you will allow me to believe that the depth may be calm, although the surface is dancing. If you tell me that Aurelia is but a giddy girl, I shall believe that you think so.
Maybe the young men don't like 'em as good as you all does; an' then pore pa'd drap his knife an' fork, an' laugh tell the tears come in his eyes. Sister Prue she useter run off an' have a cry, but I was one er the kind what wa'n't easy sot back.
Ferguson fainted, and if the man with him hadn't pulled the stopper thing out with his teeth they'd both have been killed." "Why teeth?" asked Mollie. "Because his hands were frozen, and he couldn't use them," answered Prue. "They'll be starting soon; they are going on board look, there's Hugh!" Mollie saw a small grey-clad figure climbing into the car.
There is a little book of essays I have, and one is called 'The Gospel of Drudgery; I want you to read it." Miss Plunkett rose and stepped to the book-case on the opposite side of the room, being enjoined, sleepily, by Mistress Polly meanwhile, to "Come again, and don't be long!" When old Hester appeared in the doorway, to bob a courtesy, and announce, "Tea is served, Miss Prue."
"A very important difference," said Prue, counting her stitches. "You know my grandfather Titbottom was a West Indian. A large proprietor, and an easy man, he basked in the tropical sun, leading his quiet, luxurious life.
"Thank you for your good opinion, but it's up and down with me, up to heaven's gate in theory, down in earth's dust in practice. But there's the teabell, do let's go, and don't say, now, I haven't had one downright serious talk, for once in my life." At table, Marie alluded to the incident of Prue. "I suppose you'll think, cousin," she said, "that we are all barbarians."
"So am I," said Prue, hopping into the dining-room and amusing herself by stepping from one green pattern in the carpet to another green one, and then from one red to another red one, and then, as her summons did not come, from a green to a red and a red to a green, and still Aunt Prue did not call her.
Miss Prue went straight to Sara, and took the poor, unstrung little bundle of nerves into her arms, her very touch, both firm and gentle, bringing comfort to the half-crazed girl. She did not say much of anything, only kissed her and wept with her; but soon the violence of Sara's grief was subdued, and her heart-rending moans sank into long, sobbing breaths. Mrs.
Well, what with your sprain and my rheumatics I think I can manage it." "Look here, Prue. Are you sure that long brooding over our troubles up in the garret hasn't turned your brain?" "My brain is all right. Now leave me, minion. There is that which I would do." Murray grinned and went. I wrote a letter, took it down to the office, and mailed it. For a week there was nothing more to do.
The table was somewhat littered and in confusion, Prue's stereoscope was there with the new views of the Yosemite at which she had been looking that evening and asking Aunt Prue numerous questions, among which was "Shall we go and see them some day? Shall we go everywhere some day?"
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