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"About six hundred dollars," she answered. "Six hundred!" exclaimed the Doctor; "that's a large sum to venture, a large sum! Since thee can only raise it with my help, thee'll certainly admit my right, as thy legal guardian, if not as thy father, to ask where, how, and on what security the money will be invested?"
"Can't we break away the race?" "Oh, there's a way to stop it. There's the tip-trough, but it's downstairs and we can't reach the pole." "I'll go," said Dorothy. "It's outside, thee knows. Thee'll get awful wet, Dorothy." "Well, I'd just as soon be drowned as burned up. Come with me to the head of the stairs." They felt their way hand in hand in the darkness, and Dorothy went down alone.
"Jan Lake Jan," said he. "Be thee the boy as draad out the sow and her pigs for Master Chuter's little gel?" Jan nodded. "Lor massey!" cried Master Salter. "I' told'ee, missus, about un. Look here, Jan Lake. If thee'll draa me out some pigs like them, I'll give 'ee sixpence and a new slate, and I'll try thee for a week, anyhow." Jan drew the slate-pencil from his pocket without reply. Mrs.
"Thee may drive Dapple all thee wishes if thee'll only stay," said Reuben, his round, boyish face shadowed with unwonted anxiety. We were standing in the hallway, and Zillah heard our talk, for her little figure came tottering out of the parlor in her trailing wrapper, and her eyes were full of tears. "Richard Morton, if thee doesn't stay I'll cry myself sick."
"I should think you would be slow to revolt against such a benign government," remarked Mr. Hearn most graciously, and the thought occurred to me that he was not displeased to have me out of the way so long. "Yes, indeed," chimed in Mr. Yocomb; "we're always all the better for minding mother. Thee'll find that out, Richard, after thee's been here a few weeks longer." "Mr.
When I tell thee that he is not well and a long way from home, thee'll give him a welcome." "Indeed," said the old lady, taking my hand in her soft, plump palm, while her face fairly beamed with kindness; "it would be poor faith that did not teach us our duty toward the stranger; and, if I mistake not, thee'll change our duty into a pleasure." "Do not hope to entertain an angel," I said.
But to his suggestion that Alice should employ a lawyer, she had replied 'That would cost me five pounds sterling; and thee canst do it as well, if thee'll but attend to my words.
"I've looked for thee long at corners o' streets, and such like places. I knew I should find thee at last. Thee'll maybe bethink thee o' some words I spoke, which put thee up at th' time; summut about street-walkers; but oh no! thou art none o' them naughts; no one thinks thou art, who sees thy fine draggle-tailed dress, and thy pretty pink cheeks!" stopping for very want of breath. "Oh, mercy!
"Would thee like to have me stay?" she asked timidly. "Indeed I would. Mrs. Yocomb, can I eat these strawberries? I've devoured them with my eyes already." "Yes, if the doctor says so, and thee'll promise not to talk much."
I hope thee'll be in a better mood to- morrow," and she left my room looking hurt and grieved. I sank back in my chair in wretched, reckless apathy, and from the depths of my heart wished I had died. After a little time Mrs. Yocomb came hastily in, looking half ashamed of her weakness, and in her hands was a bowl of delicious broth. "My heart relents toward thee," she said, with moist eyes.
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