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A few minutes more, and they were safely packed into a carriage which drove them back to Ravensnest, and Aunt Emma was saying good-bye to them. "Next time, I shall come and see you, Milly," she said, as she kissed Milly's little sleepy face. "Don't forget me till then." "Then you'll tell us about old Mother Quiverquake," said Olly, hugging her with his small arms.
Norton, laughing and pulling Olly forward, who was trying to hide his mud-stockings behind his mother. "There's a clean tidy boy to bring to dinner, isn't he, Aunt Emma? I think I'll take him to the yard and pump on him a little before we bring him in." Aunt Emma put up her spectacles to look at Olly. "Why, Olly, I think Mother Quiverquake has been catching hold of you.
Don't you know about old Mother Quiverquake, who lives in the bogs? Oh, I can tell you splendid stories about her some day. But now catch hold of my hand, and keep your little legs away from my dress, and we'll soon make a proper boy of you again." And then Aunt Emma took one of Milly's hands and one of Olly's, and up they went to the house.
"Mother has a bag like that," said Milly; "it has lots of little toys in it that father had when he was a little boy. She lets us look at it on our birthdays. Can you tell stories, Aunt Emma?" "Tell us about old Mother Quiverquake," cried Olly, running up and climbing on his aunt's knee. "Oh dear, no!" said Aunt Emma; "it's much too fine to-day for stories indoors, at any rate.
The children got her safe into a chair, and then Olly brought a stool to one side of her, and Milly brought a stool to the other. "Now, can you remember about old Mother Quiverquake?" said Olly, resting his little sunburnt chin on Aunt Emma's knee, and looking up to her with eager eyes.
Aunt Emma!" shouted Olly, dancing up to her, and throwing his arms round her, "are you come to tell us about old Mother Quiverquake?" "You gipsy, don't strangle me! Well, Lucy dear, here I am. Will you have me to dinner? I thought we'd all be company for each other this bad day. Why, Milly, what have you been doing to your cheeks?"
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