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She was grateful to him, too, for holding Susie's attention and diverting it from all the things she didn't want her to see. Above all, she was afraid of Susie's inquisitive tongue and searching eyes. She flung herself into fictitious reminiscences of the Queningford stud. She couldn't have done worse. "Oh, Aggie," said her sister, "you do mix them up so."
You didn't think you were too young at Susie's age." "You don't understand, George," said Fanny after she had given him a private frown. Susie's gaze was on the tablecloth. "I can't permit Sam to come here to see Susie." Ruth's eyes were down also. About her lips was a twitching that meant a struggle to hide a pleased smile.
Susie's heart sank when she heard this; but on the few occasions upon which she caught sight of Margaret, she seemed in the highest spirits. One story inexpressibly shocked her. After lunching at some restaurant, Haddo gave a bad louis among the money with which he paid the bill, and there was a disgraceful altercation with the waiter. He refused to change the coin till a policeman was brought in.
At length Susie's voice reminded him of the world. 'You'd far better go out to dinner instead of behaving like a pair of complete idiots. She tried to make her tone as flippant as the words, but her voice was cut by a pang of agony. With a little laugh, Margaret withdrew from Arthur's embrace and lightly looked at her friend.
The darkness was so peculiar that for a moment no one stirred. Then Susie heard Dr Porhoët slip his hand across the table to find matches, but it seemed that they were not there. Again a loud peal of thunder startled them, but the rain would not fall. They panted for fresh air. On a sudden Susie's heart gave a bound, and she sprang up. 'There's someone in the room.
Still, Susie's comment did much towards reconciling her to the linen coat; and, as Richard Markham came up the street, she did feel a thrill of pride and even pleasure, for he had a splendid figure and carried himself like a prince, while his fine face beamed all over with that joyous, happy expression which comes only from a kind, true heart, as he drew near the house and his eye caught the flutter of a white robe through the open door.
"And Susie's feller was there in soger-clo'es, Jock soger-clo'es!" Jim broke down in desolation and despair at the recollection. Jocko hitched as close to him as the step would let him, and brought his shaggy side against the boy's jacket in mute compassion. So they sat in silence until suddenly Jim got up and strode across the floor twice.
"They think nobody cares for them and nobody does much, to tell the honest truth. So here's where we sing two songs for them," and without waiting for any possible objections he broke into "The Christmas Ship" which they all knew, and followed it with "Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers." "Not very appropriate, but they'll do," whispered Roger to Dr.
With all my superior opportunities, here the last evening was half through, and I had not yet made a motion to secure the prize. I watched Tom as if he had been a thief and I a detective. I was cold and hot by turns whenever he bent to whisper in Susie's ear, as he did about a thousand times. At last, as supper-time approached, I saw my cousin slip out into the dining-room.
"Well," said poor Aggie, "there are so many of them, I can't keep count." "Never mind, dear." Aggie's words recalled Susie to her sisterly duties. "I haven't asked after the children yet. How many are there? I can't keep count, either, you know." Aggie turned away, found the old coat she had been lining, and spread it on her lap. Susie's eye roamed and rested on the coat, and Aggie's followed it.
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