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'Pity, for he was the best-natured, and most cheery and hopeful young fellow that ever was. I named another boy. 'Oh, he is all right. Lives here yet; has a wife and children, and is prospering. Same verdict concerning other boys. I named three school-girls. 'The first two live here, are married and have children; the other is long ago dead never married.
'But she has been at school! 'Well! 'I didn't bargain for school-girls at home! 'I should not have classed Mary in that category. 'Don't ask me to endure any one who has been at school! Oh, Louis! if you could only guess if you would only speak to Jem not to send me back to that place 'Aunt Kitty will not consent, I am sure, if you are really unhappy there, my poor Clara. 'No! no!
Was it not enough that Ida Palliser should have outshone her in every accomplishment upon which school-girls pride themselves? Was it not enough that she should have taken complete possession of that foolish little Bessie, and thus ingratiated herself into the Wendover set, and contrived to get invited to Kingthorpe? No. Here was Urania's own father, her especial property, going over to the enemy.
At last he gave utterance to his wonder, and she answered him in those grave, earnest tones which seemed in themselves to be half a refutation of his doubts. "It was easy for me to give you daring advice then, Ralph," she said. "Like most school-girls, I thought that life was a great and glorious thing, and that happiness was a fruit which hung within reach of every hand.
As they went down the stair, he came last and alone, behind the two whispering school-girls; and when they passed on into the dining-room, he spilt out of the house, and ran home to the furniture-shop and his books. When the ladies took their leave, Gibbie walked with them. And now at last he learned where to find Ginevra. In obedience to the suggestion of his wife, Mr.
"Oh, that reminds me," the minister said, in a sudden way, "I have received a note, which I am requested to read from the pulpit tomorrow. I wish you would just have the kindness to look at it and see where you think it came from." The Doctor examined it carefully. It was a woman's or girl's note, he thought. Might come from one of the school-girls who was anxious about her spiritual condition.
"Ah, Nick, dear, I'd rather have your little finger living than all the possessions of your father's bank. If you were dead " And honest Barney seized the poet's hand sentimentally. "Come, come, fellows, what sort of soldiering do you call this? You remind me of two school-girls," Jack remonstrated, as in duty bound to keep up the warrior spirit.
The study-hour over, they gathered in groups, chatting together on such themes as school-girls find most interesting, one or another now and then looking askance at Lulu, who sat at a distance, lonely and forlorn, watching them and half-envying their apparent gayety and lightheartedness. How she longed for Evelyn, Grace, Max; even Rosie and the grown up-people at Viamede!
"And why such a cold reception, my dear Anna," asked the visitor, with a warm embrace. "Am I not always the same Luschinka, to whom you vowed eternal friendship when we were school-girls together?"
Elizabeth was much gratified by her sister's voluntary proffer of assistance, for the head and front of Helen's offences on her return from Dykelands, had been, that she had loathed the idea of helping to train the screaming school-girls to sing in church, and had altogether shewn far less interest in parish matters than Elizabeth thought their due.
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