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"Of course such inducements should increase the value," confirmed Mr. Vedder gravely, and he proceeded to hold another colloquy with the twinkling-eyed tenor. Amarilly went home for the surplice and received therefor the sum of one dollar, which swelled the Jenkins's purse perceptibly. And here began the mundane career of the minister's surplice.
"Well who are they? name them." Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?" There was a silence for a little while, when an old man replied, in a thin piping voice, "Nicholas Vedder! why, he is dead and gone these eighteen years! There was a wooden tombstone in the churchyard that used to tell all about him, but that's rotten and gone too." "Where's Brom Dutcher?"
I told him with all the earnestness I could command of Bill's history and of his conversion to his present beliefs. I found that Mr. Vedder had known Robert Winter very well indeed, and was amazed at the incident which I narrated of Bill Hahn's attempt upon his life.
If thou wilt give me thy confidence in this matter of Sunna Vedder, it shall be for thy good, and for the good of thy husband, and for the good of all thy children, as far as Adam Vedder can make it so." "I ask a special promise for my son Boris, for he is concerned in this matter."
I went to Vedder, and he sez thar's a book what's called The Little Minister, and I could rent yer surplus and tog out in it. He said you would take tucks in it fer me." "Sure I will. I'll fix it now while you wait, Pete." "Say, Amarilly, I thought as how, seein' we are both in the perfesshun, sorter, you'd come down on your price." "Sure thing, Pete. I won't charge you nothin' fer it."
It was not yet supper-time, but Vrouw Vedder was always ahead of the clock with the work. Kit and Kat had a pan of water and were teaching their ducklings to swim. They each had one little fat duckling of their very own. The ducklings squawked when Kit lifted them over the edge of the pan into the water. "Don't do that, Kit," said Kat. "The ducklings don't like it.
The Vedders during the course of a few centuries of social prominence had acquired that air of superiority which impresses, and also frequently offends. Certainly, Sunna Vedder in white silk and a handsome necklace of rubies and diamonds was an imposing picture; and Adam Vedder, in spite of his sixty-two years, was an imposing escort.
"If there are any Twins anywhere that want to go to church with me, they'd better get dressed and eat their breakfasts." Kit and Kat tumbled out of the cupboard at once. Vrouw Vedder came to help them dress. I can't tell you how many petticoats she put on Kat, but it was ever so many. And over them all she put a skirt of plaid.
Heppie says that the true test of a well-trained servant is to show no emotion in any circumstances whatever; so I suppose this big chauffeur, whose name is Vedder, must be very well trained indeed. He is a strange looking man, but very smart, and, being a Cockney, carefully puts all his "h's" in the wrong place. If he forgets to do this, he goes back and pronounces the word over again.
"Has this been a short day, Mother?" "Oh, very short!" said Vrouw Vedder, "because you helped me so much." Then she kissed them good-night and went out to feed the pigs, and shut up the chickens for the night. When she was gone, Kit said, "I don't see how they got along before we came. We help so much!"
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