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Bundle after bundle he tried, with no better success. But as he drew near the middle of the second shelf, upon which they lay several rows deep, he saw something dark behind, hurriedly displaced the packets between, and drew forth a small workbox. His heart beat like that of the prince in the fairy-tale, when he comes to the door of the Sleeping Beauty. This at least must have been hers.
Any one could " She stopped herself, because she had been going to reveal. what a home a woman could make in rooms like the compartments in a workbox. She knew and saw it all. She drew back a little again, but she put out a hand and laid it on his sleeve. "When you've had quite time enough to find out, and know what the other thing means, I'll do whatever you want me to do," she said.
And then if you wanted to go to Madam Royall's but I think they will keep you to tea at Sudbury Street. Let Betty or Warren walk home with you. Take off your apron." Doris read half a dozen lines of her own personal letter and laid it in the bottom of her workbox, that had come from India, and had a subtle fragrance.
There, too, on the table, near the spirit-case, lay open a once handsome workbox, no silks now on the skeleton reels; discoloured, but not by use, in its nest of tarnished silk slept the golden thimble.
The next day the thimble was purchased, as agreed upon, and little Willie kept it a profound secret from his mother, until the first evening on which they found themselves at home, in their little parlor, when the candle was lit, and the little stand drawn to the fire, the workbox opened, and the old brass thimble put on.
She was humble to mamma; thankful to John and Betty when they waited at dinner; patient to Polly when the latter pulled her hair in combing it; long-suffering when Charley from school trod on her toes, or deranged her workbox; silent in papa's company, oh, such a transmogrified little Hetty!
Pen's good-humour was inexhaustible, he could not see that he was unwelcome. He looked about the premises for a seat, and none being disengaged, for a dish-cover was on one, a workbox on the other, and so forth, he took one of the children's chairs, and perched himself upon that uncomfortable eminence.
She went to Boston that Friday afternoon, anxious to get safely home with Veronica. We parted with many a kiss and shake of the hand and last words. I cried when I went up to my room, for I found a present there a beautiful workbox, and in it was a small Bible with my name and hers written on the fly-leaf in large print-like, but tremulous letters.
To change the theme, Dot did a little needlework she carried the contents of a whole workbox in her pocket; however she contrived it, I don't know then did a little nursing; then a little more needlework; then had a little whispering chat with May, while the old lady dozed; and so in little bits of bustle, which was quite her manner always, found it a very short afternoon.
"Should you?" said the other, a little satirically; "well, then, you are an INNOCENT FOX." "Aunt!" "An in-no-cent fox; so run and get your work-box. I want you to run up a tear in my flounce." Lucy went thoughtfully for her workbox, murmuring ruefully, "I am an innocent fox I am an in-nocent fox."
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