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Within such lines our axioms might hold, causes might cause their effect's effects, etc.; but such lines themselves would, if found, only be partial members of a vast natural network, within the other lines of which you could not say, in any sense that a wise man or a sane man would ever think of, in any sense that would not be concretely silly, that the principle of skipt intermediaries still held good.
The next morning everybody felt fresh, and ready for new adventures. "All going but the cat," said Fly, never doubting that her own company was most desirable. "Look up in my eyes, little Topknot with the blue bonnet on. Will you run away from brother Hollis again?" "Not if you don't take my skipt," replied Fly, looking as innocent as a spring violet. "And look up in my eyes, Horace Clifford.
And so they sat some time longer, and grew very merry and friendly, and a little bit pathetic in their several ways. And Puddock divulged his secret but noble flame for Gertrude Chattesworth, and Devereux sang a song or two, defying fortune, in his sweet, sad tenor; and the nymph who skipt up and down stairs with the kettle grew sleepy at last; and Mrs.
She knew nothing could make him so unhappy as that. "I'll lose me, and then how'll he feel?" "Lose me!" A wild thought, gone in a moment; but meanwhile she was already lost. "I hope auntie won't give Hollis nuffin to eat, 'cause he's took away my skipt; nuffin to eat but meat and vertato, athout any pie."
There was no time to be lost. Flyaway must overtake the girls, and, if possible, get to heaven before they did. She flew about like a distracted butterfly. "I must have some skipt; her said me's too little to pay for money;" and she curled her pretty red lip; "but I'm isn't much little; man'll want some skipt."
Priscilla had leaped up more lightly than the rest of us, and ran along in advance, with as much airy activity of spirit as was typified in the motion of a bird, which chanced to be flitting from tree to tree, in the same direction as herself. Never did she seem so happy as that afternoon. She skipt, and could not help it, from very playfulness of heart.
In an instant Flyaway Runaway was clasped in everybody's arms, and wet with everybody's tears. "Thought I'd come back," said the little truant, peeping up at her agitated friends' with some surprise; "thought I'd come back and get my skipt!" Then they exclaimed, in chorus, "Topknot shall have her skipt! The blessed baby! The darling old Fly!" And Dotty wound up by saying,
"Scrip," cried she, holding up some greenbacks. "Skipt," echoed Flyaway, who had come out of the cocoon and gone into the form of a mop, her head adorned with cotton fringe. Yes; a two dollar bill and a one dollar bill, as green as lettuce leaves. This was a great marvel. Columbus was not half so much surprised when he discovered America. "Mrs. Parlin, do you hear?" But Mrs.
"By-the-by," cries out Lady Griffin, interrupting the conversation, "you who are talking about money matters there, I wish you would come to the aid of poor ME! Come, naughty boy, and help me out with this long long sum." DIDN'T HE GO that's all! My i, how his i's shone, as he skipt across the room, and seated himself by my lady!
Whereupon Her Most Excellent Majesty skipt back a pace and forward a pace, and lifting her hoop, delivered a kick at his Excellency's hat which sent it flying the space of a good English ell above his head!
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