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She was not fond of her sister, as he had said; certainly not sufficiently fond of her to allow her to come between herself and Jack; and yet she felt that it would be unwise and undignified if she were to give in and refuse Saidie admission to their house. She had just declared that she would stand no coercion; and after all, what had poor Saidie done?
"I don't think I'm over particular now," she added pleasantly, "but we may as well get out the other china tomorrow, I think." "You won't find many fancy ways here eh, Saidie?" inquired Fletcher, with a chuckle. "Thar's been a precious waste of victuals on this place, but it's got to stop.
At the house she carried Agag to her room, where she spent the afternoon in the big chair by the window. Miss Saidie, coming in with her dinner, inquired if she were sick, and then picked up the torn dress from the bed. "Why, Maria, how on earth did you do it?" "Some hounds jumped on me in the road." "Well, I never! They were those dreadful Blake beasts, I know.
At first Bella did try her "level best" as Saidie put it, to be all that Jack required of her. But as time went on she grew less solicitous about pleasing him.
Hamilton smiled a little, looking back at her. He had indeed a singularly handsome face, with its straight, noble features and warm colour, and as he smiled the breast of the Eastern girl heaved; her heart seemed to rush out to him. "Ah, Saidie! you do not understand English wives," he said gently, with a curious melancholy in his voice.
"I met her at a church festival one Christmas Eve," responded Aunt Saidie, in a high-pitched, rasping voice. "The same evening that I got this pink crocheted nuby." She touched a small pointed shawl about her shoulders. "Miss Belinda Beale worked it and it was raffled off for ten cents a chance."
His face darkened and his lips set. "So she came here, did she? Did she frighten you? attempt to hurt you?" "Oh, no," returned Saidie; "not at all. Naturally she is very hurt, very sorry; no wonder she longs after the Sahib, and wishes to be taken back to his harem. I was very sorry for her.
After the inferno of the desert the inside of the house seemed quiet, and in their room the lamps burned steadily, but low. Their oil was used up, their life, like his, was nearly done. The bed stood there and on its calm white stillness lay Saidie, waiting for him, for him alone, as always. He went up to her and stood there. "Saidie?" but she did not answer.
If you squirt any more of that blamed water around here the place will rot to pieces under our very feet." Miss Saidie placed her watering-pot on the step and lifted to him the look of amiable wonder which he found more irritating than a sharp retort.
"Then you must break in my arms," he murmured back softly, drawing her into his embrace, "so that I shall not lose even one of them." In the morning a flood of sunlight rushing into the room through the open windows, bringing with it the gay chatter of birds, roused the lovers. Hamilton opened his eyes first, and, lifting his head from the pillow, looked down upon Saidie still asleep beside him.
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