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"And I know what you mean," Gracie said, not joining in his laugh; "but I am not sure that I believe it. Why, Mr. Ried, that would make a very solemn thing of living." "Well, did you suppose it was other than solemn? I'm sure it makes a triumphant thing of it, too; and without it we are only a lot of wax figures, dancing to pass the time away."
The main difference between her and many other people lay in the fact that she set steadily about doing the things she thought of that would be nice to do. On the whole, young Ried was fully prepared to sympathize with Mr. Durant's opinion, that the South End Mission had secured a prize. Not that he was very hopeful over those boys.
Ried, you ought to gratify your daughter in her parting request. That is only natural and courteous, is it not?" Mrs. Ried felt called upon to reply. "We have gratified so many of her requests already that the whole thing bids fair to be the most ridiculous proceeding that New York has ever witnessed.
I'll tell you what it is, Ried, we must hold on to her, and when she gives up those boys we must secure her for that class of girls down by the door. I really think we have a prize." Now, if he had but known it, Mrs. Evan Roberts meant to teach no other class at the South End Mission save those boys. "Flossy Shipley!"
Then more gravely: "You shall have your way once more. Abbie, it would be a pity to despoil you of your scepter at this late day." "Fiddlesticks!" ejaculated Mrs. Ried. Before she had added anything to that original sentiment Abbie was behind her chair, both arms wound around her neck, and then came soft, quick, loving kisses on her cheeks, on her lips, on her chin, and even on her nose.
I did not want to fail, and I asked God not to let me. Then, of course, I set to wondering what my work, or my part of some other person's work, could be. It was the morning after you had told me that about Ester Ried. You cannot think how that impressed me.
Sadie had calmed down, and, as a natural consequence, was somewhat ashamed of herself; and as she rolled up and pinned, and otherwise snugged her curls into order for the night, scolded herself after this fashion: "Sadie Ried, you made a simpleton of yourself in that speech which you made to Dr.
Symond's 'Friday evenings? Very well, let us have our 'Monday evenings, in which we will do all sorts of nice things; sometimes literary, sometimes musical, and sometimes well, anything that we please. What do you say, gentlemen; shall we organize? Mr. Ried, will you give Monday evenings to us? Gracie, you are my guest, and cannot, of course, refuse." It was a novel idea, certainly.
Sis, has Foster made a temperance man of you entirely; I see you are devoted to ice water?" "Oh, certainly," Mrs. Ried answered for her, in the half contemptuous tone she was wont to assume on such occasions. "I warn you, Ralph, to get all the enjoyment you can out of the present, for Abbie intends to keep you with her entirely after she has a home of her own out of the reach of temptation."
"They don't look to me as though it ever occurred to them to be afraid of anything," Gracie said; but Alfred Ried, who had studied deeper into this problem of the different classes of society, was ready with his answer. "Yes they are; they can be awed, and made to feel uncomfortable to the degree that they will resolve not to appear in that region again.
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