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He was evidently still enjoying the humour of Dr. Rob's prohibition. The Rosary has but one opening chord. She struck it; her eyes upon his face. She saw him sit up, instantly; a look of surprise, expectation, bewilderment, gathering there. Then she began to sing. The deep rich voice, low and vibrant, as the softest tone of 'cello, thrilled into the startled silence.
I like you very much far, far better than I ever believed I could do when we first met, for you seemed so different then, so haughty and self-satisfied, that if you had not been Rob's brother I should have disliked you outright. I see now that I judged you too quickly, but there is still so much difference between us that we should never be happy together.
"Because I am," was the prompt reply; "I'm not Rob's friend and I shan't tell him I am. I just write to him because you do, that's all." "Don't you like him?" "I don't want him for my friend; he's going to be a kind of servant. Besides I wanted him to remember that I was your friend.
My sergeant is very much cut up over it. "With kind regards, "Believe me, yours truly, "W.A. ALDRIDGE Major." "And that's all," said Dudley, mournfully; "why, I can't believe Rob is dead we never knew he was ill." Roy took up the letter, and read through Rob's again. Then he looked across the blue ocean in front of him. "Just read me that bit of the nurse's letter of the fight, Dudley.
"My baby has been hunting eggs to-day in Rob's stable," shaking the hay from his stockings. "Why, Charley! how could you know?" with wide eyes. "So many things I know! Oh, Charley's wise! To-morrow, Bud will go see new friends, such kind friends! Charley knows. A baby, Ben. My boy will like that: he's a big giant beside that baby. Ben can hold it, and touch it, and kiss it."
The wheat, so far, is very promising, and I am glad to hear that yours and Rob's is equally so. I have been elected by our little church to represent it at the coming convention, and have concluded to go. I shall leave for Fredericksburg Tuesday, June 1st, and shall endeavour while there to spend a night with your Uncle Smith, the only visit I shall be able to make him.
Rob paused for breath, and Roy's eyes were wide open with wonder and astonishment. "But, Rob, you aren't old enough to be a soldier yet!" "I'm just the age they take them at eighteen, and I was that the other day, only I don't look it." "But you're going to be my servant. I couldn't let you go." Rob's face fell.
Two minutes' brisk canter brought her to another gate, one that had been closed all winter, and one that she was greatly interested in, because it led to Judge Moore's house. Judge Moore was Rob's grandfather, and she and Rob had played together every summer since she could remember. The wide white gate was standing open now, and she drew rein, peering anxiously in.
At four o'clock the patter of horses' feet came from below, doors opened and shut, and there was a sound of voices in the hall. The visitors had arrived! Peggy pressed her lips together, and bent doggedly over her writing. She had not progressed with her work as well as she had hoped during Rob's absence, for her thoughts had been running on other subjects, and she had made mistake after mistake.
But excitable Ted was harder to manage, and it took all Nan's wit and wisdom to keep him from betraying the secret; for it was best to say nothing and spare all discussion of the subject for Rob's sake. Ted's remorse preyed upon him, and having no 'Mum' to confide in, he was very miserable.
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