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Gatty ran about, hot and panting, searching for a cool hole, while she declared that the ship was a great pie, which the sun had undertaken to bake, and that we were all the unfortunate pigeons destined to be stewed therein. "Then," said the matter-of-fact little Winny, "we must put all our feet together, and stick them up in the middle."
There." Groove held out his hand, but made a wry face when, instead of money, Gatty put a sketch into his hand. "There," said Gatty, "that is a lie!" "How can it be a lee?" said the other, with sour inadvertence. "How can it be a lee, when I hae na spoken?" "You don't understand me. That sketch is a libel on a poor cow and an unfortunate oak-tree. I did them at the Academy.
Mischievous Gatty, and yet good and loving as she was mischievous. Serena managed her admirably, and could make her do whatever she liked; and it was pretty to see the sylph-like girl holding the great strong powerful Gatty in awe, lecturing her in a gentle, grave, simple way, with a sweet low voice, that murmured like a stream.
I do not think there is a plant on the island of which I have not discovered the name and property, and everything grows so beautifully, and such bathing, besides, such delicious fish, and I am so fond of fish, really it is too bad. I am just beginning to think the island a very nice sort of little place, and here we are sent to the right about in this horrid fashion." Gatty.
Did Susie think such a man as Mr. Gatty could think twice about a girl like her? Did Susie think he only thought her a forward little minx? Or did she think he really was beginning to care? And Susie said: "You goose! How do I know, if you don't? He hasn't said anything to me." And on Saturday morning Aggie all but knew.
"I dare say that is the reason Smart left us in such a hurry." Gatty. "I hope it is as you say, old Syb, and I hope still more that they will join us soon, and I hope most of all that they will leave Hargrave behind." Sybil. "Poor thing, but what will they do with her?" Gatty. "Eat her, I dare say, and very tough " Lilly. "Oh, Mother, look there! Oh, look! look!
"Indeed, Miss Sybil, your tongue runs very glibly, but if you think I am going to stand the bore of the company of you girls all day you are mistaken, and, good lack, look at my handkerchief, with a hole in it a dog could get through." "Indeed, I beg your pardon, little Mother," said Gatty, reddening all over, "I thought it was mine." "And, does that make the matter any better?
And then, just as I felt that Extry would die from being looked at in that way, he hung his head, turned to the door, and walked out sheepishly according to order. He was beaten. "No listening now," said Marah, as they filed out. "Keep on your own side of the fence." "Shall we take Gatty with us?" said one of the men. "Let him lie," said Marah; "he's hove down for a full due, Gatty is."
Well, we'll take care iv Germany, all right. We'll let Germans into th' prim'ries, I says. An' there an' thin we formed th' Sarsfield-an'-Gatty camp. Gatty is a German frind iv Schwartzmeister. We shook dice to see which name'd come first. Ireland won. They was my dice.
He determined to see her, to ask her forgiveness, to tell her everything, to beg her to decide, and, for his part, he would abide by her decision. Christie Johnstone, as we have already related, declined his arm, sprang like a deer upon the pier, and walked toward her home, a quarter of a mile distant. Gatty followed her, disconsolately, hardly knowing what to do.
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