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The little seamstress nodded to Walter, and he hailed a passing cab. All the time, even after they were inside the vehicle, she never relaxed her hold of Liz, but they accomplished the distance to Teen's poor little home in complete silence. Liz felt and looked like a prisoner; Walter's face wore a sad and downcast expression; the little seamstress only appeared jubilant.
'But maybe my day'll come, an' if it does, I winna forget, she said, more to herself than to her companion; then, catching sight of Teen's astonished face, she broke into a laugh, and said, in quite a different tone, 'Weel, is't the morn we're gaun among the swells? An' hoo d'ye pit in the time in the country? 'Ye'll see, replied Teen, with quiet satisfaction.
'Ye ken as muckle as me; but as she's made her bed she maun lie on't. I've washed my hands o' her. 'It's long since you washed your hands of us both, mother, so far as interest or guidance goes, the lad could not refrain from saying, with bitterness. But the reproach did not strike home. 'If it's news ye want, I'll tell ye where ye'll get it, she said sourly. 'At Teen's.
'I'm no' gaun to tell ye a single thing. My concerns are my ain, an' if ye're no' pleased, weel, I can shift. The girl's matter-of-fact, unruffled demeanour somewhat allayed Teen's burning anxiety, and, afraid to try Liz too far, lest she should insist on leaving her, she held her peace. 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George, said Mrs.
And when they went up the long flight of steps and into the wide, warm, beautiful hall, Teen's shyness returned to her, and if it had been possible she would have turned and fled. It did not occur to Gladys to give her guest quarters at the lodge beside Mrs. Macintyre, where, it might have been thought, she would be more at home.
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