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Exquisitely clean, often quaintly adorned with ribbons placed according to Suzanna's fancies, it still could be seen that they came from an humble home. Still, in their attitude there was toward their companions an unconscious patronage, felt but hardly resented by the others, since Suzanna and Maizie gave love and warmth besides.
"I'd never have thought seriously of adopting my little children here, dear lamb, if you hadn't first adopted yourself out to me." Suzanna's face grew luminous. "Oh, do you mean that, Mrs. Reynolds?" she cried. "I do just that, every word, Dear Heart. Why, the night I put you to bed and you called me 'mother' I shall never forget, never. And then the truths you spoke to Reynolds!"
"Well and good, my boy," she answered. And then to Suzanna: "Will you tell Letty to get my cape and bonnet. My grandson would take me riding." Letty, answering Suzanna's call, came at once. She found a very cheerful mistress and an excited little group of children. She hesitated a moment when Graham told her he meant to take his grandmother out for a ride.
Not the least of her woe was caused by the realization that now the dress was ingloriously what Maizie had termed it, a pale pink lawn at ten cents a yard, bearing no appeal to her imagination, fulfilling no place in Suzanna's great Scheme of Things. Suzanna's distress, as the days passed, did not abate.
"Exactly," said the Eagle Man, as though by Suzanna's words many of his contentions had been proved. "But we shall be together," said little Miss Massey, as though that beloved truth answered everything. The man had thrown his arms about her and had drawn her quite close, and she looked up into his face with eyes that still shone. Oh, how long she had loved him!
And Robert, standing, in a deep voice answered: "Drusilla," borrowing quite unconsciously Suzanna's way of name, "Drusilla, I have taken upon myself this day the great responsibility of a woman's happiness " he paused and bent a look of ineffable tenderness upon his wife "and please God I shall keep that responsibility while life lasts."
She stared hard at the spot near her, then up with wistful eyes into Suzanna's face. "I can't see it, Suzanna," she said at length. "Do you think mother'd better take me to the doctor and have my eyes examined like Mrs. Reynolds had hers?" Suzanna felt flowing over her a sudden wave of pity. "No, Maizie, dear," she said, putting her arms about Maizie and drawing her close.
She was as happy in beholding Suzanna returned as though weeks had parted them, for she knew Suzanna's aptitude for great adventures. Always they came to her, while another might walk forever and meet no Heralds of Romance. "Did something happen, Suzanna?" she began eagerly. "Yes, I found a queen and we had lunch together," Suzanna responded. "I'll tell you all about it when we're in bed."
At the words Suzanna's control broke. With a little cry she ran into her mother's arms. "Oh, mother, mother," she sobbed, "I can't go away, so far away and leave you a whole month!" Mrs. Procter held the small figure close. Her own eyes were wet, but she spoke calmly: "Why, little girl, mother will be here waiting for your return, and longing to hear all about your good time.
Not, however, till the setting was right would she tell her story. Suzanna's unconscious dramatic sense rarely failed her. At the supper table that night the baby fell asleep in his high chair. Peter, after a hard day of play, was nodding in his place. Maizie, replete after her third dish of rice pudding, was quiet; a little sleepy too, if truth must be told.
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