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Tricksy sidled up to her mother. 'Mummie, don't you think that Marjorie and I could go too? she asked. 'No, I am quite sure that it wouldn't do, replied Mrs. Stewart; and the girls looked disappointed. 'You had better go upstairs and begin to get ready, said Mrs. Stewart.
At last Allan reached the last ledge, and swung himself to the ground; Reggie and Marjorie followed; Tricksy came last, and the Grahams dropped down with an air of relief. 'Well done for you, said Allan approvingly; 'it's your first climb of the kind, and you haven't shown an atom of funk. Gerald's cheeks became a little redder, and Harry bore himself with greater self-consciousness.
It is true indeed that the paradox-maker is popular now; but that is because men are interested in interpretations of life; and it is true too that we are a little impatient now of fancy and imagination, and want to get at facts, because we feel that fancy and imagination, which are not built on facts, are very tricksy guides to life.
'Here, Miss Tricksy, interposed Neil; 'you take this little spade. This sharp piece of wood will be doing just as well for me. 'And I've got a pointed piece of slate; I can scrape holes with that, said Allan. 'Take this old trowel, Marjorie; it hasn't a handle, but I don't suppose you'll mind. For a long time the young people worked with a will.
'It's an agreement that we've all made, said Allan, 'that we'll back Neil up, and show that he didn't commit the robbery. 'Hooray, what fun, said Harry; 'I'm game. 'You might let Gerald join too, cried Tricksy from where she sat beside her new friend; 'he's quite the right sort, and he only wants to learn a thing or two to be equal to any of us.
The little dog, who had been frisking about and wagging his tail, sat up and begged, looking from one to the other of the young people with a beseeching whine. 'You darling, cried both the girls; and Tricksy sprang out of the boat and lifted him in.
Thus admonished, Tricksy composed herself into gravity and produced a large piece of cardboard with ornamental lettering from which she read the following: We, the undersigned, hereby declare war against you. We challenge you to open combat at our Fort. You must give us warning at what date and time you will attack us. Any advantage gained in not attending to these rules will be considered unfair.
Cecilia's voice soared out enchantingly. "Then, marriage must be deaf," he said, "or such music as that would charm it." She smiled sadly. Her smile was the tricksy play of moonlight among clouds of faëry. "You have never been married," she said simply. "Do you mean that you, too, are neglected?" something impelled him to exclaim. "Worse," she murmured. "It is incredible!" he cried. "You!" "Hush!
What nice appreciation of the right touch of the tricksy garlic! What nodding of heads, clinking of glasses, and warmth of friendship established over the wine-cups! At dessert everyone talked at once. On one occasion the subject of Gambetta's death was touched on; all the table, as one man, broke out into an effervescence of political babble. "What a loss!
'Isn't Father a dear? said Tricksy, when they had wandered out to the cricket-ground. 'He knows we couldn't betray our friend, not even for him. 'Yes, said Reggie; 'but the question is whether he will have to do something himself, since he's a J.P. The question was not answered that day, and during the next they were still in ignorance.
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