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"For," said he, "the luck of Lingborough's come back, missis. It's Lob Lie-by-the-fire" "It's Lob Lie-by-the-fire!" So Thomasina whispered exultingly, and Annie the lass timidly. Thomasina cautioned the cowherd to hold his tongue, and she said nothing to the little ladies on the subject. She felt certain that they would tell the parson, and he might not approve.
The cool, unemotional tones of the other had effectually dried her tears, but the softened expression remained, and her voice had almost an humble intonation. "I'll try. I know I am touchy, but I shan't mind so much now that you that you have explained! I think you have been very generous." "All right," interrupted Thomasina briskly. "Don't gush. I loathe gush.
I must have perfect submission. Five minutes allowed for working!" The time proved all too short for some of the workers, for the less expert they were the more elaborate became their calculations, until page after page was filled with straggling figures. Thomasina made a round of inspection, frowning over each book in turn, protesting, scolding, marking the result with a big black cross.
"No doubt you've heard it stated 'tis an aphorism trite That people who live neighborly in daily sound and sight Of each other's personality, habitually grow To look alike, and think alike, and act alike, and so Did Mr. Thomas Todgers and Miss Thomasina Tee, In the town of Slocum Pocum, eighteen-seventy A.D.
Rhoda, my love, you have my permission to retire," drawled Thomasina, wagging her head in languid assent, and Rhoda left the room in no little wonder as to the reason of the summons. Arrived in the corridor, Miss Everett laid both hands on the girl's shoulders, and asked a quick, laughing question: "What about that hamper?" "Hamper?" echoed Rhoda. "Hamper?"
"We toasted you, madam, in the carriage, in an excellent good glass of wine; toasted you fathom deep; the finest woman, with, begad, the finest eyes in Grünewald. I never saw the like of them but once, in my own country, when I was a young fool at College: Thomasina Haig her name was. I give you my word of honour, she was as like you as two peas."
The happy thought struck Thomasina that the parson might be frightened out of his unlucky interference. "Aye, aye, sir," said she from behind. "We've heard him rolling by the fire, and growling like thunder to himself. They say he's an awful size, too, with the strength of four men, and a long tail, and eyes like coals of fire."
No quibbles, please! Tell me the truth. That was just exactly it, wasn't it?" "No!" cried Dorothy emphatically, but the emphasis expressed rather contrition for a lost opportunity than for a wrongful suspicion. "No, I did not!" it seemed to say, "How stupid not to have thought of it. You really are extraordinarily like!" "Humph!" said Thomasina. "Then you are the exception, that's all.
"Er with what deduction for current expenses?" queried Irene, with an air. She had been snubbed once, but was not in the least subdued. "What were their current expenses?" "There were none!" "Thomasina, what bosh! There must have been. They couldn't live on nothing." "Well, they did, then. Since you are so particular, I may tell you that they were in prison!
The cowherd was completely upset by John Broom's mysterious disappearance, and he comforted himself as the farm-bailiff did, but to a larger extent. And Thomasina winked at many irregularities in consideration of the groans of sympathy with which he responded to her tears as they sat round the hearth where John Broom no longer lay.
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