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"Tell James all will yet be well," she said, and, making the sign of blessing once more, sank back into her chair. Meanwhile the irreverent ribalds in the far end of the room were disturbing the solemnity of all this communion with the shades, and at my suggestion we went up-stairs to Mrs. Cameron's own sitting-room, where we could be quiet. Seizing a moment when Mrs.
The blood slowly rose in Cameron's face, from which the summer tan had all been bleached by his six weeks' fight with fever, but he made no reply to the brisk, sharp-eyed, sharp-minded little nurse. "And I know she is dying to see you, and, indeed," she chuckled, "it might do you good. She is truly wonderful." And again the nurse laughed. "Don't you think you could bear a visit?"
"Why," cried Moira, "let me go with you. I should love to go." But this did not meet with Cameron's approval. "I can stay here," suggested Smith hesitatingly, "or Miss Cameron can go over with me to the Thatchers'." "That is better," said Cameron shortly. "We can drop her at the Thatchers' as we pass." In half an hour Cameron returned with the horses and the party proceeded on their way.
A sudden pity for the girl rose in Cameron's heart and he said gently, "We will try it together, Mandy." He took her hand, put his arm about her waist, but, as he drew her towards him, with a startled look in her eyes she shrank back saying hurriedly: "I guess I won't bother you any more to-night. You've been awfully good to me. You're tired."
Mrs. Cameron was out, the servant said, but was expected every minute with Mr. Wilford. "Never mind," Katy answered; "I want to surprise them, so please don't tell them I am here when you let them in," and going into the library she sat down before the grate, waiting rather impatiently until the door bell rang and she heard both Wilford's and Mrs. Cameron's voice in the hall.
Bardel, a Frenchman, had accompanied Cameron on his first voyage to Abyssinia; they disagreed, and Bardel left Cameron's service to enter the Emperor's. At the time Theodore sent Cameron with a letter to the Queen of England, he also entrusted one to Bardel for the Emperor of the French.
She told her little story to a deeply interested audience, and all felt that Miss Cameron's advice was good. Mrs Amy was relieved at the prospect of delay; for she did not want her niece to be an actress and hoped the fancy would die out.
Don't you dast to forget to call when the train hoots for Cameron's Crossing!" The only calm person on the premises glanced up with half-closed eyes. "Hoh!" he ejaculated, planting his feet upon the dashboard and expectorating disdainfully in the direction of Rebekah's head, "Gabriel's trump'll hoot 'fore this shootin' match goes off! Gosh blame, if here ain't another one!"
Under pressure La Belle changed his mind, and well for him he did; for in the two hundred and twenty yards and in the quarter mile Cameron's lack of condition told against him, so that in the one he ran second to La Belle and in the other third to La Belle and Fullerton. The Maplehill folk were gloriously satisfied, and Fatty in an ecstasy of delight radiated good cheer everywhere.
Listen to me still further. In this country, and especially in the seclusion and shelter of Brook-Green, I have no scope for any of those means which I shall be compelled to resort to, in failure of all else." "What can you intend?" said Caroline, with a slight shudder. "I don't know what I intend yet. But this, at least, I can tell you, that Miss Cameron's fortune I must and will have.
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