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Updated: May 22, 2025
The astonishing part of it is that he has not yet been mobbed by the women who have followed his directions." "So you think the daily is a mistake and that your enterprising idiot should be mobbed? Why?" She seemed to be taking him very seriously. "It is all wrong, you think?" "What could a Yankee six-footer cousin of old Fisbee's know about currant jelly and work-baskets?"
But it was hard to think of the fun the other girls were having over their mysterious plans; and though she had no time to join them, in fancy she pictured their merry afternoons together, while Alan dodged about them, pretending to pry and peep into the carefully covered work-baskets.
It should not be littered up with personal things magazines, books and work-baskets and objects that belong in the living-room but it welcomes flowers and objets d'art, collections of fans, or miniatures, or graceful mirrors, or old French prints, or enamels, or porcelains. It should be a place where people may converse without interruption from the children.
"Well," replied our governess laughing, as we all hurried to our work-baskets and drew round the table which had been moved nearer to the window, "as I can work and recite at the same time I may try to tell you the only story I ever heard about this Huguenot Goblet; but mind it isn't very romantic, and it isn't very cheerful.
When the duties of the day were done, and the local weekly newspaper had been read an intellectual refreshment which might be fairly exhausted in ten minutes there remained nothing to beguile the hours but the perpetual stitch stitch stitch of an industriously-disposed sempstress; and the two women used to sit throughout the long afternoons with their work-baskets before them, talking a little now and then of the most commonplace matters, but for the greater part of their time silent.
When it was finished, Sin brought her husband down after tea one night, to look at it. "It is the most fascinating room in the house," she said. There was a side gas-light over the white-topped table, burning brightly. Upon the table were work-baskets, and a volume from the Public Library.
Most of the passengers were en route for a five weeks' voyage to Australia, many of them were friends, and a general spirit of jollity prevailed, the decks presenting the appearance of a seaside veranda, with their tables, lounging-chairs, work-baskets, and toys.
The working day is commonly concluded by one of these charitable visits. The dear creatures are loaded with their little work-baskets, crammed with necessaries. This, sir, is the day and it is always looked forward to with pleasure by them all.
"You know about currant jelly and work-baskets yourself?" "Heaven defend the right, I do not!" "You are sure he is six feet?" "You should see his signature; that leaves no doubt. And, also, his ability denotes his stature." "You believe that ability is in proportion to height, do you not?" There was a dangerous luring in her tone.
Somers, "it takes so much more time for pretty work-baskets, and such like; and unless done to order, it might be a chance if he could get it sold. But pray be seated, sir," and Mrs. Somers placed a chair for her visitor, "while I just run up stairs for the work-basket which my son has made for Miss Travers. It is to go home to-morrow, and I put it away for fear of accidents."
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