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She had made her rounds with Schnetterling, a prudent German, and in process of time had come to England, where, at Avoncester, both had been attacked by influenza; he died, and she only recovered with a total loss of voice; but he had been prudent and frugal enough to save a sufficient sum to set her up at Rockquay with the tobacco- shop.
She and Aunt Jane live together at Rockquay, because she has bad health at least she has whenever she likes; and Aunt Jane does all sorts of charities and worries, and sets everybody to rights, said Dolly, in a very grown-up voice, speaking partly from her own observation, and partly repeating what she had caught from her elders. 'Oh yes, I know her, said Maude.
They have been here before, and the lodging-house people went and were quite shocked." "Yes," said Dolores, "but that is all the more reason I want to go. There is a girl with them in whom we are very much interested. She was kidnapped from Rockquay at the time this circus was there. At least I am almost sure it is the same, and I must see if she is there." "But if she is you cannot do anything."
"That was the strong point in the junior classes," said Agatha; "better taught than it was in my time." "I wish she could have more playfellows," said Magdalen. "She would like to go to the High School at Rockquay, but there are foundations I should wish to lay before having her out of my own hands." "I should think you were her best playfellow. She seems very fond of you, and very happy."
So the whole party, together with the Whites, were only spectators in the background, and the procession into church consisted of just the absolutely needful persons -the bride in a delicate nondescript coloured dress, such as none but a French dressmaker could describe, and covered with transparent lace, like, as Mysie averred, a hedgeback full of pig-nut flowers, the justice of the comparison being lost in the ugliness of the name; and as all Rockquay tried to squeeze into the church to see and admire, the beauty was not thrown away.
They were evidently kindly looked after, and she began to perceive that it was not such a bad place after all for them, more especially as he was in the act of building them a chapel, and one of his objects in coming to England was to find a chaplain; and as Lord Rotherwood said, he had come to the right shop, since Rockquay in the spring was likely to afford a choice of clergy with weak chests, or better still, with weak-chested wives, to whom light work in a genial climate would be the greatest possible boon.
It was demonstrated that the remaining means would just suffice to keep up Beechcroft; but Jane knew that it could be only done at the cost of her subscriptions and charities, and she merely undertook to take no measures till winter -the Rockquay season.
Hablot was quite a pupil of ours. What do you think little Gerald Hablot said -he is only five "Isn't Miss Mohun the most consultedest woman in Rockquay?" 'I suppose it is true, said Gillian, laughing, but rather awestruck. 'I declare it makes me quite giddy to count up all she has on her hands. Nobody can do anything without her.
The station was at Rockquay, and there was an uphill drive to reach Rockstone, where the two Miss Mohuns had been early inhabitants -had named their cottage Beechcroft after their native home, and, to justify the title, had flanked the gate with two copper beeches, which had attained a fair growth, in spite of sea winds, perhaps because sheltered by the house on the other side.
It was only horrid, Valetta said, that Mysie should sleep in a different house; but almost as much of her company was vouchsafed on the ensuing day, Sunday, for Miss Elbury had relations at Rockquay, and was released for the entire day; and Fly was still so tired in the morning that she was not allowed to get up early in the day.
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