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The first voice that came out of the melee was Valetta's. 'Gill is grown quite a lady! 'How much improved! exclaimed Aunt Ada. 'The Bachfisch has swum into the river, was Aunt Jane's comment. 'She'll never be good for anything jolly -no scrambling! grumbled Fergus.
It was understood that mamma preferred home-made cards to bought ones, so there was always a great manufacture of them in the weeks previous to Christmas, the comparative failures being exchanged among the younger members. The presents were always reserved for Valetta's birthday and the tree, and this rendered the circulation of the cards doubly interesting.
In her absence Gillian always felt more free and communicative, and she had soon told whatever she did not feel as a sort of confidence, including Valetta's derivation of spooning, and when Miss Mohun returned it was repeated to her. 'Yes, was her comment, 'children's play is a convenient cover to the present form of flirtation. No doubt Bee Varley and Mr.
She took Valetta's refractory mane in hand, tied her sash, inspected Fergus's hands, which had succeeded in getting dirty in their inevitable fashion, and undertook all the unpacking and arranging. To Val's inquiry whether there was any place for making 'a dear delightful mess' she replied with a curious little friendly smile, and wonder that a young lady should want such a thing.
As luck would have it I saw a man before me, but ere I reached him he was joined by a woman. "I stood still; in the dusk I heard him say something that gave me a thrill, and as near as I can remember those words were: "'For love of you, Pauline Potter, I have assumed this disguise and become for the present Signor Stucco, the master of Valetta's police.
At tea-time there was a competition for the seats next to her, determined by Valetta's taking one side, in right of the birthday, and Jasper the other, because he secured it, and Mysie gave way to him because he was Japs, and she always did.
Halfpenny had regarded as 'mess, and utterly refused to let his aunts be 'fashed' with; while Valetta's orders were chiefly for the visiting all the creatures, so as to bring an exact account of the health and spirits of Rigdum Funnidos, etc., also for some favourite story-books which she wished to lend to Kitty Varley and Maura White.
Valetta's birthday was on the 28th of December and the tree was to be lighted on the ensuing evening for G.F.S. Moreover, the party would go to Rockstone as soon as an appointment could be made with Miss Mohun, to make selections at a great German fancy shop, recently opened there, and in full glory; and the Hacket sisters were invited to join the party, starting at a quarter to eight, and returning at a few minutes after seven, the element of darkness at each end only adding to the charm in the eyes of the children, and Valetta, with a little leap, repeated that it would be a real secret expedition.
"The poor little cornstalk looks as if she had grown up under a blight." "It is a grand romance though," said Mysie; "only I wish that Cousin Harry had had any constancy in him." "I wonder if Magdalen will adopt her!" was Valetta's bold suggestion. "Poor Magdalen has had quite adopting enough to do," said Mysie. "Besides," said Dolores, "Sister Angela will never let her go.
'And morally, perhaps, Maura the least; but I retain my view that, irrespective of the others, Valetta's parents had rather she missed this examination, considering all things. Valetta came home much more grieved when she had found she was the only one left out, and declared it was unjust. No, said Gillian, 'for you began it all. None of the others would have got into the scrape but for you.
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