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Updated: May 22, 2025
That luteharp must be surely hers, and the scarf, with a girl's favourite colours, pure white and pale blue, and the bird-cage, and the childish ivory work-case, with implements too pretty for use, all spoke of her. It was a blissful, intoxicating revery, which Mrs. Ashleigh's entrance disturbed. Lilian was sleeping calmly. I had no excuse to linger there any longer.
The young girl leaned on her nurse's arm, and walked unsteadily. Their worldly possessions, besides the clothes they wore, consisted of a piece of Castile soap, a comb, and Pina's work-case. The Nuncio departed amidst a tremendous clatter of hoofs and rumbling of wheels, after being accompanied to his coach by the Legate of Ferrara himself.
A few minutes afterward she put a lovely little work-case in Bessie's hands. It was fitted up very tastefully, and was really a most useful present; and then she proceeded to select work-bags and pretty knick-knacks for the Lambert girls. Bessie remonstrated in vain. Mrs. Sefton had come there to spend money, and she lavished one article after another on Bessie.
Presently, as he stood for a moment turning over some new books on the drawing-room table, Rose came in. She held an armful of blue serge, and, going up to a table in the window, she took from it a little work-case, and was about to vanish again when Langham went up to her. 'You look intolerably busy, he said to her, discontentedly.
Janet had set herself up with a case of mathematical instruments and various books; Bobus's purchases were divers chemical appliances and a pocket microscope, also what he thrust into Jessie's lap and she presently proclaimed to be a lovely little work-case; Jessie herself was hugging a parcel, which turned out to contain warm pelisses for the two nursery boys just above the baby.
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