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She sings just like a bird in a tree. And, then, you see, papa, she is our own bird." Christian came down from the clouds at once, and laughed heartily at the idea of being Arthur's own bird. "Titia," said Dr. Grey, with sudden energy, as if the thought had been brewing in his mind for many minutes, "is there not a piano in the drawing-room? There used to be."
It is only a suggestion, but, I fear, has much to do with Titia's acquiescence. It is that the peace be further cemented by a marriage between the Royal Families of Valeria and Titia." Then the Count sat down, and all faces were turned toward the King. Frederick ran his eyes slowly around the table. I did the like.
There was a dead silence, during which poor Aunt Maria cast imploring looks at Aunt Henrietta, who perhaps felt that she had gone too far, for she muttered some vague apology about "different people being different in their ways." "Exactly so and what I meant to observe was, that my chief reason for doubting Miss Bennett's fitness to instruct Titia is what you yourself allow.
There must be no bringing them into the contest. Christian saw that, and with a strong effort of self-control she said to Miss Gascoigne, "I think, before we discuss this matter, the children had better leave the room. Go, Atty and Titia; your aunts and I will send word to the nursery by-and-by."
"Of course she is!" burst from Arethusa, indignantly. "Sister 'Titia and I and Sister 'Senath," replied Miss Eliza to Timothy's question, as calmly as if Arethusa had not opened her mouth, "have decided to let her go in the fall. Though I must say I'm not sure it's wise to let her go at all. I never did think it was a very good place for girls, or boys, either, for that matter, the city.
Arthur, who hung a little behind his sister, was different from her, being stout and square; but he, too, was not an attractive child, and there was a dormant sullenness in his under lip which showed he could be a very naughty one if he chose. "I told you so, Titia," said he, darting to an open door facing the staircase at the gallery's end. "There's papa's study fire lit.
Arethusa agreed with fervency. "You'd better thank your Aunt 'Titia then," from Miss Eliza. "She did, Sister," interposed Miss Letitia hastily. "She already did!" "I didn't hear her." "Well, she gave me a lovely hug, and we both know what that means, don't we, 'Thusa dearie?" "Hum ... ph!" from Miss Eliza.
Oliver leaped up, half laughing, half screaming, and kicking his little bare legs with glee as his father took him in his arms; Arthur came running in, clad in the very airiest costume possible; and Letitia appeared sedately a minute or two afterwards having stopped to put on her warm scarlet dressing-gown, and to take off her nightcap under the most exciting circumstances, Titia was such an exceedingly "proper" child.
To be unkind to Aunt 'Titia was bad enough, but to be unkind to Aunt 'Senath! It was the last word in perfidy. "It all depends on what we think of the person, what we may think of the name, Arethusa, dear," said Miss Asenath. "I know you didn't mean it." And Arethusa wept some more, scalding tears of still another sort of penitence: Aunt 'Senath was such a darling!
Still, the light was too faint to make their identity sure; and to send a servant after them on mere suspicion would only bring trouble upon poor little Titia, besides disgracing, in the last manner in which any generous woman would wish to disgrace another woman, the poor friendless governess, who, after all, might only be taking an honest evening walk with her own honest lover, as every young woman has a perfect right to do.
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