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Before many days the strange uncle came and he led her in to her father and let her kiss his hand, and afterward he read Aunt Prue's soiled letter to her and told her that she and Nurse were going to Aunt Prue's home next week. "Won't you go, too?" she asked, clinging to him as no one had ever clung to him before. "No, I must stay here all winter I shall come to you some time."
But today Prue's eyes were red, and her lips were all a-droop, the which, though her smile was brave and ready, the Ancient was quick to notice. "Why, Prue, lass, you've been weepin'!" "Yes, grandfer." "Your pretty eyes be all swole red they be; what's the trouble?" "Oh! 'tis nothing, dear, 'tis just a maid's fulishness never mind me, dear."
The fire was glowing in the airtight when she ran into the chamber, there was a faint light in the east, but the room was so dark that she just discerned Prue's curls close to the dark head on the pillow and the little hand that was touching Miss Prudence's cheek. "This is the law of compensation," she thought as she busied herself in dressing; "one has found a mother and the other a little girl!
He did not pay, he was always in difficulties, he hid from bailiffs, he did many other things that tarnish honour, more or less, and things for which he had to beg Prue's special pardon; but yet he is not a fit subject for the unhandsome incredulity which is proud to be always at hand with an ironic commentary on such letters as his.
Miss Prue's Conversion I doubt you will paste down, as S^r W: S^t Quintyn did, before he carried it to his daughter. Yet I remember you all read Crazy Tales without pasting. I shall be glad to hear, how far M^rs Ettrick has succeeded, & when you see an end to her troubles. my best respects to Mrs. Wharton, & compliments to all your family: I will not name them, least I should affront any body.
Of course these most acceptable gifts were from the Grandet party, now in Boston, who had proven themselves thus more constant than most "summer friends," and generous almost beyond belief, as Sara thought. The other red-letter day was one when the whole family was invited to tea at Miss Prue's.
An' 'e seems to want it 'orful bad, 'orful bad 'e do, on'y 'e swallers it slower an' more soft like than Matt Peke swallers." Miss Tranter ceased to stare at the fire, and stared at her domestic instead. "Prue," she said solemnly, "that old man is a gentleman!" Prue's round eyes opened a little more roundly. "Lor', Mis' Tranter!"
Naughty little Hi was far from sure that they were walking in the right direction, but he knew that they were not going toward school, and that in itself was delightful, and a glance at Prue's smiling face assured him that he was making her happy, so on they trudged, singing and whistling as before.
'But I am sure I shall very soon, if you will let me. I have wished for it so much! There, won't that do? It is lucky I had some of Prue's things here mine are too short. Prue is my sister. It looks very nice, I think. 'O yes, her guest answered, taking up her bunch of roses, fresh with the rain. 'Thank you very much! But why do you say that about your brother? 'Arthur?
To her mother, school and Miss Prudence and Prue's sayings and doings were an endless theme of delight. Not only did she take Marjoire's letters to her old father and mother, but she more than a few times carried them in her pocket when she visited Mrs. Rheid, that she might read them aloud to her.
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