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When Rosalys came to set away his handbag and to rearrange, next morning, his brushes on the top of the dresser, she gathered from various indications supplied by his outfit that the front chamber, at whatever inconvenience to whomever, would have been more suitable. But, "Never mind," said her mother; "they'll do very well as they are side by side, with the door conveniently between.
'A purse no, that would be too dear or an inkstand? he said. 'I'm sure an inkstand would be far dearer, said Alie sharply. 'You're no good, Rough. I daresay we'll see something there, Biddy dear. I'll not forget. Bride felt very pleased. She was in high favour with Rosalys, she could see.
Rosalys and Randolph and Jane in the doorway stood waiting while he read. But Biddy's eyes were hard at work. She caught Celestina as she was disappearing through an inner door. 'Oh, please, she said, 'don't go away. Won't you show me your dolls? And oh, please, what is that funny little window up there in the wall? I would so like to look through it.
Perhaps if I saw your doll-house and teeny-weeny dolls I'd get to like to play with them too. We have a Oh, Alie, as Alie, surprised at the length and apparent friendliness of the conversation proceeding between the two children, hastened up. 'Oh, Alie, isn't it funny? She's his little girl. The note's for her house. Rosalys turned her soft blue eyes full on Celestina.
'Except to the sea, I suppose, added the little girl who had stumbled at the French word. 'It would be nice to have a ship of our own instead of a carriage. Don't you think we might ask papa to get us one? 'A ship, Biddy I suppose you mean a boat, said Rosalys, in a rather 'superior' tone. 'No; I don't fancy papa would trust us to go about in a boat.
Mamma said we must stay on the shore. 'If it was summer we might dig and make sand-castles, said Biddy regretfully. Digging in the sand was an amusement much more to her taste than running races. 'I think that's stupid it's such baby play, Rosalys replied. 'But come on, do. I'm going to climb up to the top of that bank that's the sand-hills papa was speaking about.
'It must be two pennies, 'cos it's for papa, and he gave me three pennies, and it would just be like giving it him back again. Rosalys and Randolph glanced at each other. They could scarcely believe it was thoughtless Biddy speaking. 'Yes, I quite understand, said Alie. 'Let's see what could you get for papa? Can't you help us, Rough? Rough considered deeply.
And here where everybody is sure to know who you are, and when you should set a good example of nice manners you must not behave in this wild sort of way. 'I didn't mean, began Biddy plaintively. But this time she was not chidden for her doleful tone both Alie and Rough came to the rescue. 'Please, mamma, oh please, papa, you don't understand, began Rosalys.
'Not without papa or somebody big any way we must ask leave first. 'Well, I suppose it would hardly do for you girls, Rough replied. 'But of course papa would let me go. He and I walked all round the docks last night, and we should have gone to the end of the pier if 'Oh, that reminds me, said Rosalys. 'Haven't we passed Pier Street? I believe that must be it opposite. Yes, I see it put up.
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