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And buckwheat cakes." "We're going to have everything for the kitchen to make things easy, so that when we can't get a maid Cloudy won't be always overdoing," said Leslie. "Guardy told me especially about that.
Last evening I concluded to let things blow over and keep up appearances before the world. This morning I am resolved to let the world go hang, and teach one of the conspirators a lesson she won't forget in a hurry." Mollie looked alarmed. "Not a divorce, guardy? Surely not the public scandal of a divorce? All must come out then." "Not quite a divorce," Mr.
The boy withdrew on his stomach, and sat against the wall cross-legged, fixing his innocent round eyes on old Heythorp. Mrs. Larne sighed. "Things are worse and worse, Guardy. I'm at my wits' end to tide over this quarter. You wouldn't advance me a hundred on my new story? I'm sure to get two for it in the end." The old man shook his head. "I've done something for you and the children," he said.
She lifted his hand, kissed it, pressed it to her splendid bust, and said: "So here I am at last, you see. Aren't you surprised?" Old Heythorp, shook his head. "I really had to come and see you, Guardy; we haven't had a sight of you for such an age. And in this awful weather! How are you, dear old Guardy?" "Never better." And, watching her green-grey eyes, he added: "Haven't a penny for you!"
Can't give you a penny now. Poor as a church mouse." "Oh! Guardy "Fact." Mrs. Larne heaved one of her most buoyant sighs. She certainly did not believe him. "Well!" she said; "you'll be sorry when we come round one night and sing for pennies under your window. Wouldn't you like to see Phyllis? I left her in the hall. She's growing such a sweet gairl. Guardy just fifty!" "Not a rap." Mrs.
At another time it would not have been in his power to have recalled the stranger to his memory; but this evening the train of association had been laid, and after struggling a moment with his mind he had the man. 'To be sure I do: Arundel Dacre, an odd sort of a fellow; but he was my senior. 'Well, that is the man; a nephew of Guardy, and cousin, of course, to La Bellissima.
Bob Pillin went hastening towards her; and following the young man with her chin, Mrs. Larne said, smiling: "Aren't those children awful? He's such a nice fellow. We like him so much, Guardy." The old man grinned. So she was making up to that young pup! Rosamund Larne, watching him, murmured: "Oh! Guardy, you're as bad as Jock. He takes after you terribly. Look at the shape of his head.
Old Heythorp said abruptly: "Are you very fond of your mother?" "Of course I am, Guardy. I adore her." "H'm! Listen to me. When you come of age or marry, you'll have a hundred and twenty a year of your own that you can't get rid of. Don't ever be persuaded into doing what you don't want.
And remember: Your mother's a sieve, no good giving her money; keep what you'll get for yourself it's only a pittance, and you'll want it all every penny." Phyllis's eyes had opened very wide; so that he wondered if she had taken in his words. "Oh! Isn't money horrible, Guardy?" "The want of it." "No, it's beastly altogether. If only we were like birds.
She's like a frilly piece of French china with too much decoration; and she's always sick and nervous; and she jumps, and says 'Oh, mercy! every time we do the least little thing. She doesn't like us any better than we like her. Her name is Alida, and Allison says we're always trying to 'elude' her. The only good thing she ever did was to advise Guardy Lud to let us come East to college.
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