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Updated: June 9, 2025
"Well, Robby," she said, "I once thought that you would have been the last one to leave me. You know I never ill-treated you, and I gave you everything you needed. People said that I was spoiling you. I thought you were as happy as the days were long.
Robby, as before, had to take care of the house while old Alec insisted on accompanying his young visitors. "You know, Miss Fanny, you must carry the bird, and we shall be able to get over the ground faster if I drag the carriage."
"And, thank Heaven! there will be no empty ones to-night," added Mrs. Bhaer, watching, with full eyes, Robby going up in his father's arms, and Nan escorted by Daisy and Demi, who considered her the most interesting heroine of their collection.
"I can get on very well with them," thought Norman, as he eyed them. "They will be more fit companions than that stupid little Robby." The party proceeded up the glen by the margin of a narrow deep stream. So close were the two sides of the glen that the branches of the trees which grew on them appeared almost to join overhead, and formed a thick shade.
Robby held the lantern to the old man's face. The eyes were open, but all expression had gone. "Speak, Captain Snow; speak, Mr Snow oh! do do!" cried the boy. "He's gone the captain's dead, Bill," he said, sadly, after waiting for some time and getting no answer. "How sorry father and the rest will be!" The boys had not even then realised what had happened on deck.
Huggins and Robby were standing on the side lines, and just as play was about to be resumed, Robby noticed that the end on the opposing team was playing out about fifteen feet from his tackle, and was standing near us, when Robby said to him: "'What's the idea? Why don't you get in there where you belong? "The end's reply was: "'I'm wise. Do you think I'm a fool? I don't want to be killed."
Robby was so proud of his mammoth vegetable that he took every one to see it, and, when frosts began to nip, covered it up each night with an old bedquilt, tucking it round as if the pumpkin was a well-beloved baby.
"If your grandfather can spare you, we shall be glad to see you," said Mrs Maclean. "I must thank you for the interest you feel in my little grandson," said Mrs Leslie. Robby seemed much pleased. As long as the carriages were in sight he stood watching them, and then ran after his grandfather into the cottage. As soon as the party reached Glen Tulloch, Norman was carried up to bed.
At length the gale ceased, and the sea went down, and the two boys went on deck. The coast was in sight they knew it well they were off Lowestoft. Boats came off the Sea-gull was towed into the Yar. It became known how Robby and Bill had kept the vessel afloat by pumping her out before the second gale came on.
"Please, grandfather said any one going climbing among those rocks, would run the chance of slipping and being carried into the loch," answered Robby, not feeling angry at the rude way Norman had spoken to him. "What is it to me what your grandfather says?" answered Norman, who wished to show his independence before his older companions. "Don't you be coming after us, we don't want your company."
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