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"Stay till I come back, Charles," said Mowbray; "you and Denis can chat under the tree yonder and he will tell you whether Roseland can accommodate a guest. He has staid with me more than once." With which words Mowbray passed on. Hoffland looked at his companion; and a single glance told him all he wished to know.
The 'Roseland' family became so fond of her that Mr. and Mrs. Marshall talked about adopting her. 'It was too important a matter to decide offhand, Mr. Marshall said; 'too great a responsibility to undertake lightly. They would wait awhile. Of course the child would like to come. Mrs. Marshall was sure that she would be overjoyed.
Lucy would have refused; but overcome with laughter, and unable to resist the ludicrous solemnity of Hoffland's voice and manner, she placed her finger on his arm, and they walked into the garden. Roseland was a delightful little cottage, full of flowers, and redolent of spring.
His wishes finally prevailed and it was decided that Anne should go with them to spend the week-end and return to town with Mr. Marshall. The little party left 'Roseland' one warm afternoon in June, and sunset found them all dusty and tired. Dunlop, sitting by his mother, absorbed her attention. Martha was on the seat behind, with Arthur on her lap.
May 14, 1863, on Thursday night orders came for 2 day's rations to be cooked up and to be ready to move by 6:00 a.m. Friday. We moved out through Tullahoma and Roseland and camped four miles from Shelbyville and ordered to clear ground for our pack of artillery. Remained till June 5th, ordered to report to Gen. Clayton's Brigade.
Seated on the vine-embowered porch of the cottage, with the pleasant airs of evening blowing from the flowers their rich fragrant perfume, the inmates of Roseland and their guests passed the time in very pleasant converse. From time to time Hoffland and Miss Lucy exchanged confidential smiles, and on these occasions Mr. Jack Denis, whose love-sharpened eyes lost nothing, felt very unhappy.
They obeyed and were charmed with mamma's story of what she had done and seen at Viamede when she was a little girl, and of dear grandma being once a baby girl in the very same house, and how dearly all the old servants loved her, and how they mourned when she was taken away to live with her grandpa at Roseland.
"I'm so far away from home now that I don't s'pose I'll ever find my way back; and, to tell the truth, it's more fun traveling around and having adventures than sticking at home. Don't you think so, Hank?" "Hee-haw!" said Hank, and the Shaggy Man thanked them both. "For my part," said Princess Ozga of Roseland, with a gentle sigh, "I must remain forever exiled from my Kingdom.
Come along, he says, 'Whosoever will be saved an' the sooner 'tis over, the sooner you gets home to dinner. A fine talk there was! Squire, he's just such another. Funny things he've a-done. Married a poor soul from Roseland way a Miss Trevanion quite a bettermost lady. When Miss Susannah was born that's Miss Honoria's mother she went to be churched.
I like them every one and it's a lovely visiting-place. I'm glad I'm going to spend to-morrow night there. But Dunlop he's much nicer to be company than home-folks with." The next day was Christmas Eve. When Anne entered the 'Roseland' nursery, snow was beginning to fall, fluttering down in big wet flakes. Dunlop, his stocking in his hand, was prancing about the room.
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