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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 184 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 108067 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 133 Mr. 124 Mrs. 101 Miss 47 God 43 Lord 42 Lady 40 London 37 John 34 Mary 31 look 28 Sir 26 good 26 CHAPTER 23 man 22 Captain 18 like 18 Aunt 17 New 17 Dr. 16 little 16 Frank 16 Colonel 14 come 14 Madame 14 Lucy 14 Harry 14 Edward 13 York 13 Tom 12 George 11 Mrs 11 Ellen 11 Audley 10 Uncle 10 St. 10 Leonard 10 James 10 Egerton 10 Doctor 9 Street 9 Randal 9 Jane 9 Helen 9 England 9 Elsie 9 Charlotte 8 Violet 8 Sunday 8 Richard 8 Riccabocca Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 41424 man 32760 time 29188 day 23627 hand 23331 thing 20970 way 20649 room 20517 mother 20242 eye 19007 father 17982 house 17973 word 17927 nothing 16874 woman 16712 life 16675 child 16445 face 15167 friend 14970 girl 14458 heart 14256 one 13894 year 13047 moment 12897 head 12742 lady 12053 wife 11917 mind 11871 place 11848 something 11670 night 11361 door 11057 people 10637 anything 10469 world 10292 letter 9818 love 9732 sister 9380 boy 9248 morning 9159 hour 9122 voice 8811 matter 8471 family 8444 money 8224 brother 8154 home 8145 arm 8103 side 8025 husband 7742 daughter Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 41169 Mr. 33293 _ 33258 Mrs. 17499 Miss 13054 Lady 9876 Mary 9785 Lord 7084 Sir 5727 John 5695 God 5290 Mr 4268 London 3776 George 3176 Edward 3174 CHAPTER 3025 Harry 2983 Mrs 2972 Lucy 2970 Jo 2961 Colonel 2915 Felix 2892 Aunt 2848 Elsie 2802 March 2795 Captain 2792 Dr. 2440 Frank 2313 Louis 2282 Molly 2260 Tom 2252 Richard 2248 Ellen 2181 Madame 2126 New 2124 Leonard 2073 England 2013 Doctor 1974 Ruth 1965 Audley 1942 Charlotte 1916 Newcome 1863 Peter 1836 Helen 1824 Cherry 1790 Jane 1788 James 1784 Father 1751 Gibson 1744 Hamilton 1741 Mamma Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 303024 i 270131 he 231508 it 217434 she 216667 you 103566 him 88653 her 71475 me 65034 they 43654 we 40764 them 23114 himself 18483 herself 16153 us 8186 myself 5025 yourself 4560 themselves 4123 one 3290 itself 1673 ''em 1459 mine 1362 yours 1140 ourselves 1000 his 998 hers 698 thee 620 ''s 286 theirs 268 ours 236 em 183 ye 135 oneself 80 i''m 73 thyself 72 hisself 55 you''re 49 yourselves 47 you''ll 40 yerself 38 ay 28 on''t 17 meself 17 ha 15 pe 14 o 13 she''ll 13 d''you 12 yo 11 you''ve 11 bookshelf Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 730817 be 335951 have 147164 do 123813 say 67445 go 58412 know 56070 come 51960 think 51519 see 48790 make 37931 take 33456 look 32317 tell 29670 give 28334 get 21158 feel 20753 ask 20147 find 19589 leave 18805 hear 18615 speak 18331 seem 16249 want 14962 let 14442 put 13514 call 12971 stand 12967 turn 12962 sit 12856 keep 12522 like 12299 bring 11493 begin 11268 love 11191 mean 10832 believe 10400 wish 10090 live 10039 talk 9680 try 9531 cry 9325 answer 9160 become 9073 pass 8913 write 8852 suppose 8387 return 8301 understand 8204 send 8069 hold Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 221101 not 76262 so 45011 very 39876 then 39575 up 38634 now 37790 more 36727 little 32477 well 31473 good 29737 never 29421 much 28523 only 27222 out 26200 old 25599 as 24461 own 22155 other 21567 too 21020 young 20238 long 20104 again 19222 great 19168 down 18713 here 18210 even 17918 first 17637 there 16623 just 16354 away 15686 ever 15649 back 15598 such 15549 still 15009 all 14825 last 14741 always 13219 most 13084 on 12758 quite 12684 poor 12598 once 11264 yet 11263 dear 10586 off 10527 enough 10418 in 10396 many 9918 almost 9899 indeed Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6342 good 5466 least 2716 most 1288 bad 1064 great 790 eld 759 dear 757 slight 644 high 501 near 330 fine 297 happy 281 young 275 small 252 early 229 strong 213 Most 206 sweet 203 deep 196 old 181 late 149 low 146 wise 134 large 127 j 117 faint 116 manif 107 lovely 107 bright 105 warm 104 big 98 strange 98 hard 97 simple 97 handsome 95 noble 95 long 92 rich 91 bitter 90 true 89 easy 87 nice 85 pure 82 pleasant 79 full 71 close 67 mere 64 farth 62 poor 61 new Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10502 most 991 well 623 least 27 hard 16 worst 13 near 8 youngest 7 long 6 highest 4 sweetest 4 soon 4 lest 3 kindest 2 wisest 2 there,--as 2 surest 2 softest 2 simplest 2 jest 2 happiest 2 eldest 2 crest 2 brightest 1 � 1 ¦ 1 zest 1 yes,--the 1 writhe 1 were,--as 1 warmest 1 walkest 1 topmost 1 tetest 1 t''ing 1 statement,--unwittingly 1 spoke-"brother 1 softly,-- 1 smartest 1 slowest 1 sharpest 1 scrawl:-- 1 said]--here 1 richest 1 qualities,--your 1 plainest 1 out,--most 1 oldest 1 oftenest 1 mournfully,--almost 1 merest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 www.gutenberg.org 10 archive.org 8 www.gutenberg.net 8 www.freeliterature.org 5 www.archive.org 3 books.google.com 2 www.google.com 1 www.pgdpcanada.net Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 8 http://www.freeliterature.org 5 http://archive.org 3 http://books.google.com 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48022 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48021 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48020 1 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5140/5140-h/5140-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5140/5140-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4599/4599-h/4599-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4599/4599-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44721/44721-h/44721-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44721/44721-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4274/4274-h/4274-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4274/4274-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42671/42671-h/42671-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42671/42671-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42389/42389-h/42389-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42389/42389-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31037/31037-h/31037-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31037/31037-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3045/3045-h/3045-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3045/3045-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2860/2860-h/2860-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2860/2860-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23000/23000-h/23000-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23000/23000-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6331 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44721 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/6/0/23607/23607-h/23607-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/3/6/0/23607/23607-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/9/20399/20399-h/20399-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/9/20399/20399-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/2/20326/20326-h/20326-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/3/2/20326/20326-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/9/6/19968/19968-h/19968-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/9/6/19968/19968-h.zip 1 http://www.google.com/books?id=jE8gAAAAMAAJ 1 http://www.google.com/books?id=FQgCAAAAQAAJ 1 http://www.archive.org/details/roseofdutchersco00garliala 1 http://www.archive.org/details/ishepopenjoy00troluoft 1 http://www.archive.org/details/harvardclassicss19elio 1 http://www.archive.org/details/elsieswidowhoods00finl 1 http://www.archive.org 1 http://archive.org/stream/novelstextbasedo02austuoft#page/n23/mode/2up 1 http://archive.org/details/thepirate00scotuoft 1 http://archive.org/details/aurorafloyd02bradgoog 1 http://archive.org/details/aurorafloyd01bradgoog 1 http://archive.org/details/aurorafloyd00bradgoog Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 1 ccx074@pglaf.org 1 ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 258 _ is _ 197 _ was _ 189 _ do _ 124 _ are _ 117 _ do n''t 111 _ did _ 95 _ have _ 88 _ had _ 79 _ am _ 69 one does n''t 58 one does not 56 eyes were full 52 _ know _ 47 mother did not 46 _ has _ 43 father did not 41 _ does _ 40 things were not 39 one had ever 38 _ were _ 37 days gone by 36 father was not 35 time went on 34 man is not 33 life is not 33 mother was not 32 face was very 32 heart was full 31 man does not 30 heart was not 30 heart was so 29 man did not 29 man was not 27 lady did not 27 men are so 27 mother had not 27 things went on 26 father had not 26 house was not 25 _ think _ 25 face was so 25 heart was very 25 life was not 24 _ want _ 24 eyes were still 24 face was pale 24 girl did not 24 nothing is more 24 things go on 23 face did not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 life was not worth 6 time had not yet 5 words were no sooner 4 heart was no longer 4 man has no right 4 one does not often 3 face was no longer 3 father had no idea 3 father was not so 3 hand was no longer 3 heart was not so 3 house was not far 3 life is not long 3 life is not worth 3 man was no longer 3 man was not so 3 moment was not only 3 mother is not so 3 things are not quite 3 time is not so 3 words were not quite 2 _ am not quite 2 _ was not there 2 day was not far 2 days were not long 2 eye was not dim 2 eyes are not well 2 eyes were not brilliant 2 eyes were not good 2 face was not handsome 2 father had no right 2 father has no objection 2 father has not so 2 father is no more 2 father is not so 2 father was no more 2 father was not only 2 father was not well 2 friends find no difficulty 2 girl made no answer 2 girl was no doubt 2 girl was no more 2 girl was not far 2 girls had no more 2 girls have no business 2 girls took no notice 2 hand was not firm 2 hand was not much 2 heart is not quite 2 heart was not sorry Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 372021 7467 366512 34916 361963 1023 349659 3045 346286 5140 314400 23000 279599 4274 268316 44721 263252 4599 225761 3622 221834 3166 221641 5247 215292 29828 214413 12234 212336 2860 211964 4264 210490 6331 201874 3409 200999 42389 198821 37106 191131 514 190088 21249 189427 9603 186717 4917 184933 3744 181268 34858 180940 4553 176579 36648 175304 29000 170992 4600 166515 2153 166493 11221 166279 3632 164800 4275 164614 2084 163674 12669 161644 11869 159738 8600 155598 34970 153906 8954 144504 11052 142725 8157 141718 4313 140123 31274 133995 154 132532 11214 132438 7890 128704 43168 128497 4382 124404 18478 123667 9366 123472 21839 123185 42671 122915 4236 120237 161 118587 4235 115160 12280 110914 44237 110787 12361 107874 37908 107540 12362 107304 22002 106669 21226 105579 1473 104804 541 104306 7713 101926 4347 101158 457 100303 4398 98697 19968 98479 31037 98192 7118 97089 9963 95602 20399 95229 10068 95112 4947 94171 14280 93466 18332 92031 8558 92001 50311 91926 3817 89474 35805 88486 14874 86557 23184 86091 27575 84126 42771 83239 10817 82505 39865 81096 47935 80390 14566 79913 16389 79216 478 79121 40814 78779 21847 77668 2775 76788 30723 76350 41917 75759 22000 74972 20258 74680 35414 74009 6095 73113 619 72838 6097 72642 38353 72622 33325 72095 14875 71685 27712 71683 47533 71340 16804 70807 472 70448 48199 70278 6096 70270 53522 70195 4594 69215 21117 68845 14909 68714 21227 68215 48197 67518 48198 67509 13209 65161 38196 64816 4734 64625 26728 64573 48021 63545 26236 63339 14883 62966 48022 62058 21103 61411 48020 60678 18895 59974 26237 57981 26238 57203 6352 54016 6884 48769 23607 48525 42768 47512 4629 47402 3787 46337 20326 45035 7712 42342 32632 42339 2095 41889 17854 41788 7711 41019 3370 40061 16422 37473 26714 36445 3367 35182 3366 34827 35653 34721 3369 34336 25959 34253 49621 32415 4659 32316 7704 32176 7707 31329 21134 31013 7705 30316 37189 29934 7708 28933 7710 28077 7702 28034 7709 26835 12677 26508 53864 26421 7706 24343 7703 23665 3368 20886 4377 10239 1367 24103 24509 25579 4407 4408 4406 4410 4409 4411 2432 4263 4262 2891 2046 Readability of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10068 "Looks like nobody ain''t got no sense," returned Laurella Consadine As the two girls came up, Johnnie looked at the wide, clear, plate with the tender kindness Johnnie felt for the old man and his life-long "Johnnie," said Shade, coming close, and speaking in a low confidential "Oh, here you are, Miss Sessions," said Gray Stoddard coming in. "Mr. Stoddard is a mighty good man," agreed Johnnie with sudden old man looked up to see Johnnie Consadine in the doorway. "Come on in the house," said Johnnie heavily, and she led the way with Johnnie looked from the little girl''s pink-and-white infantile Coming home from work once at dusk, Johnnie found the two little girls and--Shade--whar''s Johnnie?" Buckheath looked down into her working, "Johnnie said--" began the little girl, desperately; but the old man, "When Johnnie was first given a spinning room to look after," said Gray, 1023 "My Lady''s cause has been again before the Chancellor, has it, Mr. Tulkinghorn?" says Sir Leicester, giving him his hand. As Ada was a little frightened, I said, to humour the poor old lady, him, "For he is a little--you know--M!" said the old lady with great "I cannot admit the air freely," said the little old lady--the room Richard and Ada, and Miss Jellyby, and the little old lady had gone We were going on in this way, when one morning at breakfast Mr. Jarndyce received a letter, and looking at the superscription, said, The tail of Mr. Snagsby''s eye becomes conscious of the head of Mrs. Snagsby looking in at the shop-door to know what he means by "I should like to walk a little," says my Lady, still looking out of "I should like a little variety," said Richard; "I mean a good range "Do they look like that sort of thing?" said Ada, coming laughingly 10817 XVII Jerrold, Maisie, Anne, Eliot "And here''s Adeline worrying because she thinks Anne isn''t going to love "Anne," he said, "don''t you think you can love Auntie Adeline?" Next to Jerrold and little Colin Anne loved Eliot. Eliot and Jerrold and Anne had tried to sneak out when Colin wasn''t And Jerrold said it was his fault, not Eliot''s, and Anne She went into the house and saw Anne and Jerrold coming slowly down the "You know," Colin said, "I don''t mind a bit when Jerrold''s there. "Jerrold," Anne said, "I''m sure Uncle Robert''s ill." "Till Jerrold comes back," said Anne bravely. "Anne might like to play," said Colin. "Anne," she said, "do you think you could look after Colin if I went up "Look here, Anne, I want to know about Colin. JERROLD, MAISIE, ANNE, ELIOT why, when she was well again, Anne and Jerrold should go on looking like 11052 "Do you know Mrs. Fairford too?" Undine asked eagerly; while Mrs. Spragg, impressed, but anxious for facts, pursued: "Does she reside on She turned back into the room, and going to her writing-table laid Mrs. Fairford''s note before her, and began to study it minutely. "As if that were a reason!" Undine heard Mrs. Fairford breathe to Mr. Bowen; who replied, at the same pitch: "It''s a Van Degen reason, isn''t old-rose carpet, while Mrs. Spragg, turning away to hide a look of Mrs. Heeny, seated on a low chair at Undine''s knee, gave the girl''s left "She''ll know how to LOOK at him, anyhow," said Mrs. Heeny; and Undine meet Ralph''s grey eyes, with that new look in them, and to feel that "RALPH!" his mother breathed; then, turning to Undine, she said with Undine''s eyes met his with a startled look, and for a long moment they 11214 he drew him aside, and said, in a kind tone, "Come, my little man, stop "I wish Charlie would come with that tea," exclaimed Mrs. Ellis, who sat "Put away a slice of this cake for father," said Mrs. Ellis, "for he won''t "I''ve brought the night-dresses home," said Mrs. Ellis, laying her bundle grasped his hand, exclaiming, "My dear old friend, don''t you know me?" Mr. Ellis shaded his eyes with his hand, and looked at him intently for a few "It is a great risk you run to be passing for white in that way," said Mr. Ellis, with a grave look. Mrs. Ellis took off her bonnet, and prepared for a long chat; whilst Mr. Garie, looking at his watch, declared it was getting late, and started for "I suppose you have come to accompany me to the meeting," said she to Mrs. Stevens, as soon as they had exchanged the usual courtesies. 11221 Father looked up to the window where Sylvia and Mother sat, Sylvia went to lean on her mother''s knee, looking with troubled eyes Father looked quickly from Sylvia''s face to her mother''s. Mrs. Marshall-Smith took pains to talk to Sylvia the two little girls looking to Sylvia like fairy princesses, with "I don''t find any one in the house, Sylvia dear," said Mrs. Marshall-Smith quietly. Judith looked at Sylvia in astonishment, this being the first time "What _beautiful_ children you have, Barbara!" cried Mrs. Marshall-Smith, holding Judith off at arm''s length and looking from "Yes, I know you''re human," said Mrs. Marshall, looking down at her case!" said Miss Lindström''s voice coming to Sylvia from a great Sylvia said nothing for a moment, looking at him by no means "Look here, Arnold," said Sylvia, with a good-natured peremptoriness. They all laughed again, and Sylvia said: "How _like_ Molly! 11869 ''I should like to know why Lord Cadurcis lives abroad?'' said Venetia, ''Charming country, Lady Annabel,'' said Mrs. Cadurcis, ''but worse ''I am sure that Lord Cadurcis always behaves well,'' said Lady Annabel. ''Lord Cadurcis,'' said Lady Annabel, interfering, ''do you like to look ''My dear madam,'' said Lady Annabel, ''I am sure that Lord Cadurcis has ''My dear Mrs. Cadurcis,'' said Lady Annabel, ''pray take luncheon after ''I think, dear child,'' said Lady Annabel, ''you had better come and sit ''Pauncefort,'' said Lady Annabel, ''Venetia has been in her father''s ''You repay me by your love, Venetia,'' said Lady Annabel, feeling that ''Do you know, Lady Annabel,'' said Lord Cadurcis, ''that I was very ''Thank you, my lord,'' said Lady Annabel, ''both Venetia and myself ''Venetia!'' said Lady Annabel, ''I cannot doubt you love me.'' ''But Venetia,'' said Lady Annabel, in a voice of great emotion, ''No, mother,'' said Venetia, to Lady Annabel''s inexpressible surprise, 12234 you think the man intended to be impertinent," said Augustus. Miss Scarborough said a good deal about her brother, and declared "What do you think?" said he, walking off with Mrs. Mountjoy''s letter "I have a most kind letter from Sir Magnus," said Mrs. Mountjoy to her But I shall tell mamma everything before I go to bed." Then Mrs. Mountjoy came up and took Florence away, with a few words of most Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence. think he is the wickedest old man the world ever produced." This he said "I wish you may have half as good a man for your husband," said Harry. "A lady, Mr. Prosper, has to think of these things," said Miss "You had better leave the young man alone," said Lady Mountjoy. Harry said that he did not exactly think that Miss Mountjoy, on her own 12280 "Oh, yes, Frowenfeld," said Doctor Keene, with a little laugh, as the "Clotilde," she said, a minute after, turning with a look of sun-bright "No, Frowenfeld," said little Doctor Keene, speaking for the That Honoré Grandissime whom Frowenfeld had only this day learned to "Just stand here, Mr. Frowenfeld," said the little doctor, settling down "''Sieur Frowenfel''," said Aurora, as he raised his hat for good-day, "Bud, ''Sieur Frowenfel''," said Clotilde, as Frowenfeld paused--Aurora "It is a good likeness," said the apothecary, turning to Clotilde, yet "Do not open the door, Mr Frowenfeld," said the Creole, "Get your "Raoul," said Frowenfeld, rising and closing his eyes, "I am going back "Comment çà va, Raoul?" said Honoré Grandissime; he had come to the shop "No, citizen," said Frowenfeld, laying his hand upon Agricola''s arm, "I "A conventionality," said Frowenfeld, holding the old man''s eye. "Allow me," said the voice of Honoré Grandissime, as Aurora bowed at the 12361 "Percy is, indeed, all my heart could wish," replied Mrs. Hamilton, indeed, was this unwonted silence of a child to the fond heart of Mrs. Hamilton, but she refused to notice it. my father''s dearest friend," replied Mrs. Hamilton, endeavouring by of the quiet little room she had quitted, the friendly kindness of Mrs. Hamilton succeeded in making Lady Helen''s evening end more agreeably society of Caroline Hamilton, Eugene St. Eval loved. character could, Lord Alphingham did love Miss Hamilton, and the still Mrs. Hamilton fancied Caroline loved St. Eval; her eyes had not indulged these fancies, and noticed the conduct of Caroline and St. Eval till she really believed their union would take place. Duchess said, smiling with an air of sincerity that gratified Mrs. Hamilton; and she quickly imparted to Caroline the accepted invitation, "It is so very late, you had better retire, my dear girls," Mrs. Hamilton said, after a brief pause, addressing Emmeline and Ellen, who 12362 Some little time longer Mrs. Hamilton remained with the young party, "Then I certainly must examine every little article," said Mrs. Hamilton, laughing, "or I shall decidedly fancy this extreme rapidity She would have said more, but no words came at her command, and Mrs. Hamilton remained silent for a few minutes, in surprise and admiration. it but a dream of bliss--Edward could not really have returned; and Mrs. Hamilton felt emotion so powerfully swelling within, as she gazed once mystery, so do not hope to discover anything through her," said Lord St. Eval, laughing, and the young men continued gaily conversing with Lady weeks after Myrvin''s departure, Emmeline received from the hands of Mrs. Langford an unexpected and most agitating letter. Lady St. Eval smiled reproachfully as she quitted the room, and Mr. Hamilton, turning to Emmeline, took her hand fondly, and said, "Why does 12669 The good Miss Grizzy drew out her pocket-handkerchief, while Mrs. Douglas vainly endeavoured to silence her husband, and avert the rising "WHAT _can_ have come over Lady Maclaughlan?" said Miss Grizzy, as she "My dear Lady Juliana," said Mrs. Douglas, softly approaching the bed, "I declare--I don''t think you know us, Lady Maclaughlan," said Miss "I am so sorry for poor dear Lindore," said Lady Juliana after having "I think it''s high time Mary had done something fit to be seen," said "If Mrs. Douglas is so vile a woman," said the provoking Lady Emily, thinking of you," said Miss Grizzy; _"we_ are all certain that Lady "What a selfish cold-hearted thing is grandeur!" thought Mary, as Lady "At every time of life," said Lady Emily, "I am sure you must have been a "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one 12677 Jock McChesney, looking as fresh and clear-eyed as only twenty-one "I know that you look like a man on a magazine cover in it. "I''ll wear the black and white," said Jock resignedly, and turned And, "Jock dear," Emma McChesney said, "you''ve still to learn that Jock''s business badinage into the Old Man''s office, and the two There arose in Jock McChesney''s mind that instinct of the man in "Good!" said Bartholomew Berg, and took Jock McChesney''s hand in and Jock''s attitude persisted, the twinkle in Emma McChesney''s eye Jock McChesney was seated in the window of his mother''s office at time comes for me to give Jock up to some little pink-faced girl Jock McChesney was the youngest man on the Berg, Shriner "Well, can you beat that!" said Jock McChesney aloud, in a kind of "Before what?" said Jock McChesney from the door. "T.A.," said Emma McChesney solemnly, "Jock will be drawing a 13209 "Doctor Churchill, father." Mr. Birch looked keenly into a pair of eyes "Look here, little girl," said Lansing, speaking soberly in the "Jeff," said Charlotte, pleadingly, "you must let me do what I think is have." And Charlotte, looking quickly up at him as Jeff opened the door "If you live like this all the time, Doctor Churchill," said John "Come to, Jeff, and tell me what I want to know," said Captain Rayburn, Celia stood looking down at the doctor as her sister came up the steps. "Somehow I don''t feel a bit like a bride," said Charlotte, looking, "Charlotte," said Doctor Churchill, turning about, "this is my cousin, "Thank you, old fellow!" said Doctor Churchill with a hand on Jeff''s "This is Mrs. Fields''s busiest time, you know," Charlotte said, "and it They _look_ like Doctor Churchill''s friends, Jeff." "I think," said Charlotte to Evelyn one morning, when three weeks had 1367 and had been a little shepherd lad, "just like you," said the good man, way begging,--a little fourteenth century boy, with long, straight hair, This poor little living Findelkind would look at the miniatures in the heaven; and he wondered if he looked like a little boy there, or if he "He was a boy just like me," thought the poor little fellow, and he felt dust; and he went on his way in faith, as Findelkind of Arlberg had done For this poor little Findelkind was getting very hungry, and his stomach He was a very poor little boy indeed to look at, with his sheepskin poor throbbing heart of little Findelkind, who thought the soldiers were looked young and merciful, poor little desperate Findelkind fell with a is not a light one for a man; and Findelkind was a child, like that 14280 "I must speak to papa first," Elsie said in a half whisper, "but don''t length Elsie said, "Well, I will go and ask papa; perhaps he may let me, "Thank you, dear papa, you are so kind," Elsie said, gratefully. "Dear papa," she said, stretching out her little hand to him, "I am dear, precious papa die?" sobbed the poor little girl, throwing her arms "Dear papa," said the little girl, in faltering accents, as she presented "Yes, mammy, I know I ought, and I _will_ try," said the little girl, Aunt Adelaide," sobbed the little girl, "papa looks so ill and sad." "Papa," she said, raising an earnest, tearful little face to his, and "De good Lord bless you, darlin''," she said, taking Elsie''s little white dear papa!" she said, looking up into his face with the tears "Yes, papa, I know it is," she said with a little sigh, "but, it is very 14566 "Mamma''s good little girl," the mother said, drawing her caressingly to "Yes," said her sister, "mamma always knows how to make things come out "Come, son," she said, taking his hand in hers, "papa knows it all now." little Elsie said, coming forward and offering her hand with a graceful "Mamma," said the little girl, "I cannot go to sleep again till papa "I too;" said Elsie, "Papa loves us very much, doesn''t he, mamma?" "I should, mamma," said little Elsie. "Hark, mamma, papa, I hear cries and screams!" exclaimed little Elsie. "Are you going out, mamma?" asked little Elsie an hour later, as Mrs. Travilla appeared, dressed in walking costume, in the midst of the "Yes, dears, I will: I love to think and speak of her," Elsie said, "Mamma, it is a sad story; but I love it," little Elsie said, drawing a 1473 ''The Duchess of Torcaster''s carriage stops the way!''--a joyful sound to Colonel Heathcock and to her grace, and not less agreeable, at this instant, to Lady Langdale, who, the moment she was disembarrassed of the duchess, pressed through the crowd to Lady Clonbrony, and, addressing her with smiles and complacency, was ''charmed to have a little moment to speak to her--could NOT sooner get through the crowd--would certainly do herself the honour to be at her ladyship''s gala on Wednesday.'' While Lady Langdale spoke, she never seemed to see or think of anybody but Lady Clonbrony, though, all the time, she was intent upon every motion of Lord Colambre, and, whilst she was obliged to listen with a face of sympathy to a long complaint of Lady Clonbrony''s, about Mr. Soho''s want of taste in ottomans, she was vexed to perceive that his lordship showed no desire to be introduced to her, or to her daughters; but, on the contrary, was standing talking to Miss Nugent. 14874 "No, Aunt Lora, we''ll not stay long," said Elsie; "for I want to improve "We have allowed more time than necessary for this place," said Mr. Dinsmore to his daughter one evening on returning to their hotel, after "Mammy dear, I never saw you wear so happy a face," Elsie said, as Chloe "Yes, Mr. Spriggs," said Elsie, folding her pretty hands in her lap and Both smiled, and Elsie cast down her eyes with a lovely blush, while Mr. Travilla answered cheerily, "We think so, Miss Stanhope." "Come here and kiss me, my dear little brother," Elsie said tenderly; "and father''s face, Elsie said, "I am so glad, papa, that we have had this Early in the following winter Elsie said to the dear old Mrs. Travilla, "But she shall kiss her mamma, dear, precious little pet," Elsie said. "Yes, mamma''s plan is the best," said Mr. Travilla, giving Elsie one hand 14875 "Perhaps, daughter," Elsie said smiling indulgently into the bright little "Poor dear Elsie!" Vi said with tears in her eyes, "it''s just dreadful "Come, sit down, my dears," Miss Fisk said, turning to Violet and her "Do, mamma, and get a doctor for her," said little Elsie; "she looked so "My poor child, I hope not," Elsie said, laying a hand softly on hers; "Good-morning," Elsie said, reaching out a little gloved hand, as the girl "Surely Enna must feel for her child!" Elsie said, thinking of her own "Mamma," said Elsie, softly, "I''ll ask Jesus to help me, and I''m sure he "My dear father, how I feel for you!" Elsie said, laying her hand on his "Oh, Eddie dear, would mamma or papa like that?" said Elsie softly. "I scarcely know how to answer that question," Elsie said, smiling at her 14883 "Thank you, love," Mrs. Travilla said; then went on to speak feelingly of "Let us sit down here for a moment, dear daughter," Mrs. Travilla said, "Dear child!" she said in a low aside to her father, "she misses Elsie reverence, and putting her hand in his, said, "Yes, my dear father, that "What''ll Mrs. Scrimp say?" laughed Max. Lulu tossed her head with a scornful smile which said more plainly than lips," Violet said, lifting her face to look up into her mother''s with a captain said, "Violet, my love, this is my son," and Max, moved by a "I think I shall," Lulu said emphatically, after one long, searching look "But Lulu, dear," Elsie said, standing beside the little girl, and arms, and handing them to Violet, said, "My dear, I must ask you to take "Dear Max," Violet said, smiling through her tears as she took his hand 14909 "Yes, sir," said Max, following him into the dressing-room. "Mrs. Scrimp never burns the least little bit of paper, papa," said Max. "I shall try very hard, papa," Max said, with affectionate look and tone, papa," Elsie said, with an affectionate, smiling look at her father. Talking with her mother afterward in her dressing-room, "Mamma," she said, "Max shall have the same," said Violet, "and Gracie half as much for the smiling look upon Max and Lulu, and taking a hand of each, said in "Yes," said her mother, "it does my heart good to see how they love each Lulu did not answer, but Max said, "Yes, indeed, Mamma Vi! "Mamma, do I look nice enough for your little girl?" asked Gracie, going "Oh no, dear!" said Grandma Elsie, "we all know that if our little girlie little wife," said Edward, regarding Zoe with loving, admiring eyes. 154 "I guess you wouldn''t want my life without the money," said Lapham, as doctor could be got at, he said that but for Mrs. Lapham''s timely care, "There''s got to be something besides money, I guess," said Mrs. Lapham, "All right, Silas," said Mrs. Lapham; "I suppose you know what you''re "Well, I guess that wouldn''t be their way," said Mrs. Lapham; she did "I shall certainly speak to Tom when the time comes," said Mrs. Corey. "I fancy that''s the way with the Lapham family," said the young man, you never said a word to Mr. Corey to let him know the way you feel." "Do you know what your father''s wanting to do now?" Mrs. Lapham asked He said yes, he believed that Mrs. Lapham and the girls were going. "I guess your mother wants to see you upstairs," said Lapham, looking 161 "What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have no "Well, Marianne," said Elinor, as soon as he had left them, "for ONE "Come Colonel," said Mrs. Jennings, "before you go, do let us know what sister again, and said with great good humour, "Perhaps, Elinor, it WAS Mrs. Dashwood was sorry for what she had said; but it gave Elinor "Nor do I think it a part of Marianne''s," said Elinor; "I should hardly "You may believe how glad we all were to see them," added Mrs. Jennings, leaning forward towards Elinor, and speaking in a low voice "Oh, my dear Miss Dashwood," said Mrs. Palmer soon afterwards, "I have "And what," said Mrs. Dashwood, "is my dear prudent Elinor going to "At any rate," said Elinor, wishing to prevent Mrs. Jennings from Marianne looked at her steadily, and said, "You know, Elinor, that this 16389 "I think a choice would have been a good thing," said Mrs. Arbuthnot. "This can''t be San Salvatore," said Mrs. Wilkins, turning to Mrs. Arbuthnot, who sat quite still watching her suit-cases being taken from "Dear Rose," said Mrs. Wilkins, her eyes brimming with gladness. "Let''s go and look at that tree close," said Mrs. Wilkins. "It''s a good thing, of course," said Mrs. Arbuthnot a little "Lady Caroline has already told her," said Mrs. Fisher. "I love things to be taken out of my hands," said Mrs. Wilkins. "That," she said to Lady Caroline, cutting right across what Mrs. Wilkins was telling them about her wonderful day and indicating the "But then there''s only room for one?" said Mrs. Wilkins, looking "I want to find Lady Caroline," said Mrs. Fisher, going towards "I thought," said Scrap to Mrs. Fisher, and it seemed to Briggs 16422 Nanna''s father, when young, was placed in an entirely different position "Magde," said the old man, casting a glance of affection upon the "Yes he is, my dear Aunt Ulrica, I was little Gottlieb, but I have grown "No, dear Carl," replied Nanna, "the flowers were sent by one who is "Be careful, Nanna," said Magde seriously, "you will soon be a young "Yes," replied Nanna seriously, for she was musing on Magde''s words of "You desired to know what I have read," said Nanna, wishing to change "My dear Carl," said Magde, seriously, "you must not think to deceive me "Carl is my good boy," replied Magde, who during the conversation had father." Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, "Nephew Gottlieb," said Aunt Ulrica drawing the young man aside, "you where I can wait the coming of Magde, Nanna, Father, Ragnar, and all the 16804 Let him be a son to us." Then Lady Scroope took the young man Scroope''s guest at that time, and at last it was decided that Mrs. Neville, who had never been seen by the Earl, should be asked to that her mother was said to be a widow, was, in Lady Scroope''s eyes, as "Good-bye, Mrs. O''Hara," he said, a day or two before he left Ennis. thinks of this young man more than is good for her?" Father Marty raised Mrs. O''Hara said not a word to Kate of the doctrines which the priest "We know no one about here but the priests," said Mrs. O''Hara, laughing. Scroope not a word was said to him about Kate O''Hara. Let his brother Jack come and live at Scroope and marry Sophie Mellerby. moment Father Marty said in his heart that Kate O''Hara had lost her 17854 went to work early, Kitty helping her mother and Joe learning the trade the work: Joe had shaved the two men; Kit had helped Mrs. Oakley''s maid; As Maurice had said, he was a plain, hard-headed business man, and it "You had better let me talk to Berry, Mr. Oakley," said the officer. "It ain''t goin'' to do no good to look at it that a-way, Joe," his mother "Great place," said Joe wisely, in what he thought was going to be quite "They ''ll git out o'' that, all right, if they live in N'' Yawk," said Mr. Thomas, as he poured out a glass and handed it to Joe. "I ain''t nevah been to nothin'' lak dat, an'' I don''t know," said Mrs. Hamilton. When the drinks came, she said to Thomas, "Now, old man, you ''ve been "Tell huh," said Mrs. Hamilton, "dat dey ain''t no one hyeah wants to see 18332 "Explain to me, Miss Emily," he said, "you love to keep my mother Clara waited until our talk was over, and then came and said Louis must morning came when Louis said "good-bye," and left us for school. I wrote a long letter to Louis, telling him of our going to hear Mr. Ballou preach, and of Matthias'' coming among us, and I felt like making I said not a word, but I thought of Louis, and I longed to show him the Morning came, and he left us, and Aunt Hildy said: "Gone with his great "You know my dear boy is a man in size," said Clara, "I thought they "Never thought I did," said Matthias; "''pears like long ways back I see "God bless your true heart," said Louis, "and may your last days be your "Poor little soul!" I said, "your mother shall come. 18478 "And yet," said John Ward, lifting his thoughtful dark eyes to Dr. Howe''s "I hope no one will ever hear her say anything so foolish," said Dr. Howe, but John Ward looked at Lois in honest surprise. "Just in time, young man," said the rector, as Gifford silently took some "I don''t think we know what we do believe, uncle," Helen said lightly. said, looking up into his eyes; and John was so happy that every thought "Well, now, you know, father," Lois said, "Helen isn''t the sort of woman "But you shouldn''t be afraid," Helen said, smiling; "a girl like Lois "Why, Helen knows them all," answered Gifford in his slow way, looking "Do you know, Gifford," she said, letting Miss Ruth get a little ahead of But Helen was troubled about her, and said to Dr. Howe, "Lois must come to see me for a while; she does need a change very 18895 "Aubrey," I said one evening as the Angel sat reading Draper''s Aubrey said, "Nonsense!" But when he came up-stairs Mary confirmed the "They little know _you_, do they?" said Aubrey, patting the sleeve of my "I can quite believe it," said Aubrey, thinking of the people we knew who "I hope you had a good tea," said Aubrey, looking at the clock. "How do you know it was Artie who came in?" said Aubrey, gently. "We all knew of these things, Faith dear," said Aubrey, "but even if "Then, too," said Mrs. Jimmie, speaking for the first time, "New York "Do you know," said the Angel, answering the look in his friend''s eyes, on my best, and Aubrey said I looked very well, but in Bee''s first "You poor little goose," said Aubrey, "don''t you know they have it all "Tell you what I think of you?" said Bee, looking me over as if to find 19968 Halstead and the old Squire loaded them on the long horse-sled,--sixteen always kept an eye on the old Squire''s farming, and liked to follow his By this time the little camp was like an oven; but the old Squire kept Addison, Halstead and I, with one of the old Squire''s hired men, Asa Two days later the old Squire came home from Three Rivers, entirely It was some time the following week, I think, that the old Squire looked A year or two before we young folks went home to live on the old farm "Good morning, neighbor!" the old Squire said cheerily. "I feel sure you will," the old Squire said; and Rufus went back, We learned at supper that Addison and the old Squire, having little to old Squire and grandmother Ruth looked grave but said very little. From the first Addison and I had had little idea that the old Squire 20258 "Come now, Marjory dear," coaxed Mrs. Forester; "won''t you take us for And Mrs. Forester took hold of one of Marjory''s little brown hands and "Won''t you come into the house?" asked Mary Ann, and Marjory went. long time," said Marjory, with a view to calming the old woman''s wrath. "It will soon begin to look nice, now you''ve come," said Marjory "This is Blanche Forester," said Marjory by way of introduction; and "Yes, that''s just it," said Marjory, wondering how it was that Mrs. Forester understood her so well. The girls shook hands, and Marjory, again saying good-afternoon to Mrs. Smylie, left the shop. "Blanche is a good girl, and so is Marjory," said the doctor. Blanche said to Marjory one day, "I _can''t_ think how you can like that "I don''t know," said Marjory doubtfully, wishing that Blanche and Maud "Look after Miss Marjory''s room," he said to Lisbeth one day. 20326 "I like Uncle Fred!" exclaimed Mun Bun, going up to his mother''s brother "And every time the spring dries up the cattle are taken?" asked Mrs. Bunker, while the six little Bunkers listened eagerly to Uncle Fred''s "Where?" asked Daddy and Mother Bunker and Uncle Fred. "Well, I''ll try where Laddie and Russ are sleeping," said Mr. Bunker. Into Uncle Fred''s ranch house went all six little Bunkers. "Russ made a lasso," stated Laddie, while Mrs. Bunker and Uncle Fred His clothes were brushed off, Captain Roy talked a little while with Mr. and Mrs. Bunker, and then went back to his work, and Uncle Fred until Daddy and Uncle Fred come back," said Mrs. Bunker. That afternoon Russ and Laddie and Vi went fishing again, while Mrs. Bunker took the other children for a ride in one of Uncle Fred''s wagons, "Russ and Laddie are there," said Mother Bunker, and she told about the 20399 Carmichael, the young Free Kirk minister of Drumtochty, who had been the Free Kirk folk that their new minister was a man of his hands. and in the end of the days made a man of John Carmichael. "''Yon man that wes up aifter yir minister, Elspeth,'' Hillocks said to "We shall have good days in the old place, lassie; but you know we are Carmichael lifted his head and caught Kate''s eye, and at the meeting of Little was left to the General and our Kate, and then came the great "You make too much of a word, Miss Carnegie." Carmichael was not a man pledged the Rabbi to come up some day and see Kate Carnegie. When Carmichael led the Rabbi into the manse he could feel the old man result that various things of the old man''s are in Carmichael''s house 2046 2084 Theobald knew his father well enough to be little likely to misapprehend The interview, like all other good things had to come to an end; the days When Ernest was in his second year, Theobald, as I have already said, "And then, you know," said Ernest to me, when I asked him not long since Miss Pontifex soon found out that Ernest did not like games, but she saw and as I have said already, if they had thought it likely that Ernest "So I feared," said Theobald, "and now, Ernest, be good enough to ring "Ernest," said Theobald, "leave the room." worked in this way: "Now, I know Ernest has told this boy what a Ernest had got the boy to come to Battersby he wanted him to enjoy his Ernest imprudently went further and said "Don''t you like poor people very she said, rather like a visit, but she did not think Ernest would stand 2095 than half white, with long black hair and deep blue eyes, no one felt "When I went to sleep las'' night," replied the slave, "I ''longed to As time passed away, Henry became negligent of Isabella and his child, smile, Isabella met the young man as he entered her little dwelling. Hours passed, and still old Mrs. Miller remained near the house, Poor little Clotelle screamed as she saw the strange woman raise the In the same house with Isabella was a man-servant who had from time to place, when a good-looking man about fifty years of age, with a white all hopes of escape, Jerome had resolved to die like a brave man. "Come, girl, it is time for you to go," said the jailer, as Jerome was "We must see this poor man, whoever he is," said she, as Jerome "I have always treated my slaves well," said Mr. Linwood to Jerome, as 21103 "I''ll tell you what--let''s have a nice long grumble," said Lettice, "I wish he had been a girl," said Norah, who came in for so much teasing beauty like Lettice, but she is a nice-looking little girl in her way, "Good morning, Miss Two Shoes!" he cried, and Hilary gave a little start ordered Hilary''s favourite puddings for dinner, Norah gave the drawingroom a second dusting in the afternoon, while Miss Briggs put on her cap old-fashioned gossips which her sisters loved Lettice and Norah had a she said quietly, and Lettice and Norah left the room with awed faces. There was a long silence, then--"Rex," said Norah, in a very weak little "You are a little brick, Norah," said a husky voice, and Rex''s hand "Lettice," she said softly, "my dear little girl, I hope we shall be "Yes," said Mr Bertrand, "we know all about it by this time, Lettice. 21117 won''t let me see a thing!" cried Pam, pushing her shaggy head round going to make a man of power and determination, but, like Betty, he was Miss Betty and Master Jack were looking after the old gentleman in the Dr Trevor laughed, while Betty, Jack, and Jill mentally erected a "Oh, why?" asked Cynthia; and as Betty looked into her wide earnest eyes father and mother, and Miles and Jack, and Jill and Pamela, Betty loomed girl, serve you right!" Across the room Cynthia and Betty were want someone to bring us home, and father, if he has time, for Miles "Look round!" said the strange voice, and Betty turned her head and view of life, and felt that it was time that Miles faced the world on Mrs Trevor looked across the room to where Miles stood, almost as tall dear old lad!--it would be just like him to come home expecting to find 21134 had occupied the house during that time, except an old man and his wife, The poor man had seen better days, having acted as steward the shade for poor Bridgepath,--some young lady friend who has a little "Well, it was dull work, uncle, I allow," said the young man, laughing. "Sir," said the young man, dropping, at the same time, his affected "Come in, Horace," said Colonel Dawson; "you have not yet been the good work in Bridgepath, though he does not look much like a worker reply; and as the old man said the words, every wrinkle in his careworn "Look there now, old friend," continued the young man. "It may be, friend," said the young man gently, "that the Lord took her "This is indeed joyful news, dear friend," said Horace Jackson, when he "Well, dear old friend," said Horace, "it shall be as you say, so far as 21226 When Christie''s mother died, all their friends said the little Redferns "Why didna you come last week, Effie?" said Christie, rousing herself at Christie''s countenance fell; but in a little time she said-"Except that you winna be at home," said Christie, desponding a little "Christie," said her aunt, as her eye fell upon her, "it is high time "I do that many times every day," said Christie, sighing. "Effie," said Christie, "I think the minister must preach better in "Christie," said Effie, in a minute or two, "I think we ought to go "But, Christie," said her sister, gravely, "you should ask Mrs Grey, "Annie," said Effie, in a little time, beckoning her sister away from "Christie," said John, gravely, "Effie has set her heart on your coming "Christie," said Gertrude, coming into the green room just as the little "Would you like to go home with me, Christie?" said Effie. 21227 home Hamish and Shenac, who were twins, Dan, Hugh, Colin, and little "Whisht, Hamish dear; there''s no wonder," said Shenac in a low voice. The little boys were all in bed by this time, and Hamish and Shenac were "But, Shenac," said Hamish eagerly, "you are not to think I mind _that_ "I think, Shenac, you should say nothing to Dan about it," said Hamish. of Angus Dhu, neither Dan nor Hamish nor anybody else ever heard Shenac "Whisht, Hamish," said Shenac Dhu, "you''re going to quote Saint Paul and "Hamish," said Shenac Dhu, "I shall never see her without fancying she "But, Shenac," said Hamish gravely, "does our mother know? "It has seemed like the old days again," said Shenac as they came in "Nonsense, Hamish!" said Shenac Dhu; "you don''t know anything about it. "Do you think that has anything to do with it, Hamish?" said Shenac 21249 "Let''s wait a jiff," said the Sunday to Edwin, and as the smaller boys "Edwin," his father said abruptly, "run and ask Big James for th'' proof Edwin thought that his father and the mysterious old man would talk for "Here, lad!" said his father to Edwin, as soon as he had scraped up the "Don''t ask _me_, Master Edwin," said Miss Ingamells; "_I_ don''t know. Edwin knew that his father would probably come home from "I''ve just seen Barlow," said Darius confidentially to Edwin. "I shall write father a letter!" said Edwin to himself. "Mrs Orgreave wants to know when you''re coming to supper," said Hilda, "Now, Charlie darling, you must look after Mr Edwin," said Mrs Edwin, who said little, thought the relationship between father and sons said Hilda suddenly, glancing from Edwin to Big James. "Oh yes, father''s a Felon," said Edwin. 2153 Mary expects to have her bed in three weeks; and as for you, Mrs. Wilson, you know you''re but a cranky sort of a body at the best of life, did she bless Mary Barton for these kind and thoughtful words. Mary''s father was well aware of the nature of Jem Wilson''s feelings "No," said Margaret, quietly fixing her tearful eyes on Mary; "I know "It''s Jem Wilson and his father," whispered Margaret; but Mary knew to be in time to have a look and a smile from lovely Mary Barton, as "You must tell him I can''t come," said Mary, raising her eyes at "Father does not like girls to work in factories," said Mary. "Is your father at home, Mary?" said he, by way of making an opening, about her child I wanted so to see you, Jem. You know Mary Barton, To Mary the old man''s blessing came like words of power. 21839 "I think you will like him," said Elinor, "when you know more of him." "What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have "Well, Marianne," said Elinor, as soon as he had left them, "for _one_ "No bad news, Colonel, I hope;" said Mrs. Jennings, as soon as he "Come Colonel," said Mrs. Jennings, "before you go, do let us know sister again, and said with great good humour, "Perhaps, Elinor, it Mrs. Dashwood was sorry for what she had said; but it gave Elinor "You may believe how glad we all were to see them," added Mrs. Jennings, leaning forward towards Elinor, and speaking in a low voice "Oh, my dear Miss Dashwood," said Mrs. Palmer soon afterwards, "I have "And what," said Mrs. Dashwood, "is my dear prudent Elinor going to Marianne looked at her steadily, and said, "You know, Elinor, that 21847 having especially her father''s eyes; but still they who had known Mrs. Wortle as a girl declared that Mary had inherited also her mother''s "It might be very well," said Mrs. Stantiloup, "for Dr. Wortle to obtain the services of a well-educated usher for his school, but as Mrs. Stantiloup, and wanted to know things in which a man should feel "Did Mrs. Peacocke like the place?" the young lord asked one day. "I suppose you would not like to leave Mrs. Peacocke," said the Doctor. "A woman should not live with a man unless she be his wife." Mrs. Wortle said this with more of obstinacy than he had expected. Mrs. Peacocke was a very beautiful woman, and the Doctor was a man who "Will you come in and see Mrs. Peacocke after lunch?" the Doctor said to the day should come on which the Doctor would take Mrs. Peacocke up with 22000 "Mamma," said Cecilia after a pause, "as Sir Francis is going "I''ll tell you one thing," said Mrs. Green to her husband as they In this way Sir Francis had come to know something of Cecilia''s "So your Miss Holt is married," Ross said to his friend on the day "My dear Miss Altifiorla," said Mr. Western, "I am sure that Cecilia "Do you think that Lady Grant knows?" she said, in the whisper that It may almost be said that Mrs. Western had come to hate her friend. Miss Altifiorla rose with a look of awe, Mrs. Western with a feeling of anger that was almost dominated by fear. "You know," said Miss Altifiorla, "that Cecilia Holt was my dearest Sir Francis the fact that Mrs. Western had as yet told her husband "I don''t think my brother will ever marry Miss Altifiorla," said Mrs. Dean. 22002 Miss Woodley was leaving the room to perform this good work, when Mrs. Horton, in imitation of the example given her by Dorriforth, cried, "No, my dear," answered Miss Woodley, "it is the present Lord Elmwood "Lord Elmwood," said Miss Milner, "is very grave--he does not look like a Soon after breakfast, Mr. Sandford withdrew to his own apartment: Mrs. Horton, in a little time, went to hers: Lord Elmwood and Miss Woodley Had Sandford laid all Lord Elmwood''s estate at Miss Milner''s feet, or "Where is Lord Elmwood?" said Miss Milner--"he must not see me." "I believe I know Lord Elmwood''s temper," replied Miss Woodley, "and I "I hope you are not hurt," said Lord Elmwood to Miss Milner, but his "No;" replied Miss Milner, "since Lord Elmwood has thought proper to which Lord Elmwood said, "Do you know, Sandford, I met Miss Woodley this 23000 "Oh, Sir Peregrine, this is so kind of you," said Lady Mason, coming "Begging your pardon, sir, I think you were talking about one Mr. Mason who lives in these parts," said Dockwrath. "I know your name, Mr. Mason, sir, and have known it long," said Mr. Dockwrath, seating himself in the chair which was offered to him in "Mr. Dockwrath, Mrs. Mason," said the lady''s husband, introducing "How do you do, Lady Mason?" said Mrs. Furnival, without any presence said Lady Mason; "so that if Mrs. Furnival wishes--," and she also "And think of the state of poor Lady Mason!" said Mr. Furnival. "May I be excused for asking what is really the matter?" said Mr. Furnival, "for I''ll be whipped if I know." Miss Biggs looked at him "I thought you would know all about it," said Mrs. Orme, "as Mr. Furnival manages Lady Mason''s law business. 23184 valet, who said all the answer the Count of Monte-Cristo deserved from ask me to lift a hand against the Count of Monte-Cristo!" hand and glanced at the jewel, one that the Count of Monte-Cristo had Say to the Count of Monte-Cristo that Luigi Vampa remembers his Monte-Cristo''s daughter possessed his entire heart, Annunziata Solara "I saw the man she speaks of perfectly," said Monte-Cristo, in reply to "I ask your pardon, Count," said he, "but the young man of whom I spoke "Well, messieurs," said the Count of Monte-Cristo, stepping upon the At the appointed time the Count of Monte-Cristo and Zuleika, accompanied "You are now on the Isle of Monte-Cristo," said the Count to Zuleika as "Yes," said Monte-Cristo, "the Viscount Giovanni Massetti, who has been "I am Zuleika, daughter of the Count of Monte-Cristo! Advancing to the Count of Monte-Cristo the elder Massetti said: 23607 William, feeling that a man who could smile like that must know what the old there was the same outdone look of Nature facing God. There was no service, from the standpoint of my Episcopal rearing; just which William spoke of things that no man knows, that frightened and member of our church for years, confessed to William at the very last This is the wonderful thing about the pure in heart--they do see God. And that was William''s distinction. the way of life like a wise man guiding little children. But one thing I must remember to tell; as long as he lived William As I have said before, William was a good man, but he was neither community if an old and helpless preacher like William should be sent Then again, you can see that I could not write about a man like William now in the world or in the church without William. 24103 2432 24509 25579 25959 "I came by the train from Littlebourne," said Mrs. Rowles simply. "Don''t you go, Juliet," said Mrs. Rowles; "I want to speak to you "And you might put his head on the side away from the wall," said Mrs. Rowles cheerfully. "You see," said Miss Sutton, turning to Mrs. Rowles, "what we want to As the lady went away Mrs. Rowles asked, "Where does she come from?" gate said, "Got a little un boarded out, Mrs. Rowles?" "What made you come here, Emily?" said Mrs. Rowles again. "There!" said Mrs. Rowles, "do you know what that is, Juliet?" Then Mrs. Rowles said that Juliet must make herself useful, and might "Juliet," said Mrs. Rowles, "do you know what radishes are?" "I am afraid," said Mrs. Rowles, "that Juliet will never do better "I thought you might like another frock," said Mrs. Rowles, "so I have 26236 "Violet, my love, you have such startling ways," exclaimed Mrs. Tempest, with a long-suffering air. "I daresay he is only coming home in time for the birthday," Mrs. Tempest remarked placidly, and went on with her preparations for that "The dresses were lovely," said Mrs. Tempest, "but everyone looked "My dear Roderick, let us look things straight in the face," said Lady "I think we ought to go back before Christmas, Violet," said Mrs. Tempest, continuing a discussion that had been dragging itself slowly "No," said Vixen, "but I think papa will like the flowers best." "My dear Violet, at your age gaiety is good for you," said Mrs. Tempest. "How very rudely you behaved to Captain Winstanley, Violet," said Mrs. Tempest, when her visitor had departed. "Do you know that I am quite in love with your Forest?" he said to Mrs. Tempest, standing in front of the ottoman where that lady sat with two 26237 "You must come in and have some tea, Violet," said Mrs. Scobel. "But Violet''s dress for the wedding," said Mrs. Scobel, anxious to get Violet," said her mother, handing her a cup of tea, and making believe "I can never bring myself to think Swedish gloves pretty," said Mrs. Tempest, as Vixen burst into the room, "but they are the fashion, and "Mamma," cried Vixen, "Captain Winstanley wants you to sell Bullfinch. Mrs. Tempest said to Captain Winstanley, when they went over the list "I shall be very glad if she will let me like her," Violet said meekly. "I shall not have a happy moment while you are out," said Mrs. Winstanley. "Leave the Abbey House!" cried Mrs. Winstanley with a horrified look. once if you like my plan, Mallow," said Captain Winstanley, turning to Captain Winstanley said no more about Lord Mallow; but Violet had to 26238 "Good-morning, Miss Tempest," he said, looking up at her with his Poor, dear, trusting, innocent-minded mamma!" cried Vixen, kneeling by lady, you will not see much society," said Mrs. Winstanley; "but Miss "I don''t think Miss Tempest is given much to study," said the Captain Vixen thought of the German _Volkslied_, as she looked at the old lady Soul''," Lady Mabel said with a somewhat offended air, as she looked up away to the House presently, he gave Lady Mabel''s hand a tender little "I am going to pour out mamma''s tea," Lady Mabel said presently, keenly "Dear Miss Skipwith, your books are all theological," said Vixen "Then you and Lady Mabel have changed your plans?" said Vixen, "Dear mother, I cannot bear to hear you talk like that," said Vixen, "I think I led you a life in those days, didn''t I, Rorie?" asked Vixen, 26714 heard tell,'' went on Binks, undisturbed by Alick''s wrathful looks, ''as Placing her arm round Queenie''s little neck, Theo tried to make the Queenie''s baker''s dozen,'' the boys Geoff and Alick loved to tease her naughty boy?'' inquired the little girl presently, her watchful eyes ''Well, Ned''s not a bad boy exactly!'' said Theo slowly. The old man wheeled round to find Geoff and Alick had unexpectedly Theo, to be a little mother to the boys, and help them over the rough ''You be quiet, Geoff, and let me tell her, said Alick, in a domineering ''The boys are going shrimping this evening, with Ned,'' said Queenie Alick Carnegy and Ned Dempster, all three intent on seeking for young boy''s eyes, and he winced, for the second time that day, at Jerry''s ''No, Alick, I don''t!'' said Theo abruptly; and the boy''s face fell. ''And, Theo, there''s Price,'' Alick lifted his head to say presently. 26728 "Goodness knows what she would ''a'' said, but jest here old Deacon home that night Abram says, sort o'' humble-like: ''Jane, hadn''t you little boys says ''Sam Joynes,'' jest like he played marbles with ''em jest got a fine new organ at Mary Frances'' church, and she was tellin'' He met Sally Ann one day, and says he, ''Jest give you women rope knee, and says he, ''Well, if the old man''s rheumatism jest holds out ''You know, Aunt Jane,'' says she, ''how quick a man gits up when you if I could jest take down everything you and Aunt Jane said to-day, Milly come up jest as Sam was gittin'' into Old Man It went off jest like Sam said. that day,'' says she, ''I got as hard as a stone, and it looks like I "They all laughed, and sister Mary says, ''Ain''t that jest like Jane?'' 27575 "My c-a-p," timidly said the "new fellow," casting troubled looks round When we went for walks he talked to the servant who, like himself, came For a long time Madame Bovary had been on the look-out for his Emma''s face always rose before his eyes, and a monotone, like the drawing-room, Emma saw standing round the table men with grave faces, Emma''s eyes turned involuntarily to this old man with hanging lips, as "If you were like me," said Charles, "constantly obliged to be in the One day Emma was suddenly seized with the desire to see her little girl, "Monsieur Léon," he said, "went to his room early." "Look, dear!" said Emma, in a calm voice, "the little one fell down Madame Bovary again took Rodolphe''s arm; he went on as if speaking to "Come, now, Emma," he said, "it is time." turning away her head, Emma said in a broken voice-- 27712 from which George Hotspur came, declared that Sir Harry would never at that time learned a good deal of his cousin George''s mode of life coming of the day on which the cousin took his departure Sir Harry reached Sir Harry''s ears about Cousin George. "I want to know, Mamma," said Emily Hotspur, the day before the ball, Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George MY DEAR COUSIN GEORGE,--Sir Harry and I will be very happy the day for George''s coming had been fixed, Sir Harry thought it One word Cousin George did say to Emily Hotspur that night, just as this day Sir Harry liked his cousin better than he had ever done Sir Harry went to London, and Lady Elizabeth and Emily were left "Words mean so little, Sir Harry," said Mr. Boltby, "and come so Sir Harry Hotspur returned to Humblethwaite before Cousin George''s 2775 well be with Edward Ashburnham, with Leonora his wife and with poor dear that time Edward and Leonora never spoke a word to each other in Florence''s death because the poor dear old fellow had left a good many of letters and things, went on blackmailing poor Edward to the tune of deal of Leonora''s mismanagement of poor dear Edward''s case to the You will remember I said that Edward Ashburnham and the girl Edward and Leonora really regarded the girl as their daughter. You are to understand that Leonora loved Edward with a passion that was Edward and Leonora became man and wife. saw it, if Edward could be got to like having a good time now and then, Leonora''s point of view with regard to Florence; Edward''s, of course, I "If you think," Leonora said, "that I do not know that you are in love 2860 "Oh, Lady Lufton, don''t say that," said Mrs. Robarts, with tears in "Especially when the bishop is coupled up with the devil, as Mr. Robarts has done," said Lady Lufton; "he can join the duke with them "I don''t think you will consider Lucy a beauty," said Mrs. Robarts. "Small, retiring, and--" so far Lord Lufton had gone, when Mrs. Robarts finished by the word, "plain." She had liked Lucy''s face, but "Dear Lady Lufton!" said Griselda, putting up her hand so as to way, since the day on which Lady Lufton had hinted her fears to Mrs. Robarts. "But, dear Lady Lufton," said Mrs. Grantly, "is it not possible that "I don''t know whether Lord Lufton sees much of her now," said Mrs. Grantly, thinking perhaps of that promise of Lady Lufton''s with "I don''t know about that," said Mrs. Robarts, thinking of poor Lucy. 2891 29000 young man in general, your father and you, Thady, wouldn''t be letting tell you, Thady, if you didn''t know more of Captain Ussher and Father John''s dinner hour yet, and he found no one in but Judy McCan. He walked into the priest''s little parlour, and sat down to wait for "I didn''t know it before then, Captain Ussher," said Thady; "but if Father John didn''t exactly like to tell Feemy that girls in her "You know, Father John, I can''t help what he thinks of Thady. Feemy," began Father John, as she walked in, followed by Ussher, "Come, Mrs. McKeon," continued Father John, "think of the benefit Father John said this because he thought that Thady really looked Up to this time Father John did not know that Feemy had left Drumsna; Thady was the first to speak,--"Father John," he said, "I''ve come to 29828 "I hope you like Brotherton, Miss Tallowax," said Lady Sarah. "Now, Mary, I think you''ll own that I was right," Lord George said to The ladies sat a long time after dinner, and when they went Mrs. Houghton asked her husband to come up in ten minutes. "I think you had better tell my mother," said Lord George; "she will "I don''t think you know anything about any of them," said Lady George. "I think Lady Susanna will be the best," said Lord George, Lord George, having left his wife in the hands of Lady Susanna, went "Of course, George," she said, "young people do not like to be told; "You cannot know that I am a married woman," said Lady George, speaking "You may be sure he knows what he likes best," said Lord George "Do you think she is well," said Lord George to the Dean in the course 3045 "You don''t mean to say, archdeacon, that you think that Mr. Crawley--a clergyman--stole it!" said Mrs. Grantly. "I hope he won''t marry the girl, with all my heart," said Mrs. Grantly. "My dear," said the eldest Miss Prettyman to poor Grace Crawley, "in "I did not know that Grace Crawley was here," said Miss Anne. wonder if Grace were over here to-day," said Mrs. Crawley. him an angel of the church," said Mrs. Crawley, coming up to him and For two days the major said not a word of Grace Crawley to any one. has gone to Allington to propose to Miss Crawley," said Mrs. Grantly. "Good morning, Mr. Chadwick," said Mrs. Proudie, coming into the room good in the world," said Mrs. Dale; "and of course you ought to know "I think, my dear, I will go over and see Mrs. Crawley," said Lady "Of course we know that is possible," said Mrs. Crawley. 30723 ''Daddy,'' he said, ''let me introduce you to my great friend, Bazarov, ''Then, Arkady,'' Nikolai Petrovitch began again, turning to his son, ''Your uncle''s a queer fish,'' Bazarov said to Arkady, as he sat in his Bazarov went away, and a sense of great happiness came over Arkady. ''Is he always like that?'' Bazarov coolly inquired of Arkady directly ''What did you send your little one away for?'' said Pavel Petrovitch at Bazarov said little in the presence of the ''old Kirsanovs'' (that was ''Let me ask you, Pavel Petrovitch,'' commented Bazarov; ''you respect between his teeth, ''Good-morning!'' Bazarov went away to his room, while Bazarov gave up talking to Arkady about Madame Arkady grew thoughtful, while Bazarov lay down and turned with his face Arkady gave a forced laugh, while Bazarov turned away, and did not open Bazarov turned round and saw the pale face of Nikolai Petrovitch, who 31037 "I''ll tell you, if you like, what I was thinking," said Herrick. Looks Scots," said the captain; and he struck, for his life, "This thing''s got to come to an end," said the captain, with an intake "Look here, my son," said the captain, "this is business, and don''t you "Shake hands, Mr. Herrick," said the captain. "Here," said the captain, "you look sick, old man; have a drop of this." he said; and asked, with a laugh, "Who ever heard of the old man "Here''s Old Man Destiny again," said he to Herrick, "but this time I "Well," said Herrick, "I can tell you (I am afraid) why she came so far "Come and wash your hands," said Attwater, and led the way into a clean, "Here, old man!" said Davis kindly; "this won''t fight, you know! "You are to come along, Huish," said Herrick. "Mr. Herrick, don''t startle a man like that!" he said. 31274 Lady Anna, and her mother shall be the Countess Lovel." The estate of "You would have to call her Lady Anna," said Mrs. Lovel. "Mamma," Lady Anna said, as soon as the maid had left the room, "has the young Earl and Lady Anna Lovel should agree to be married. Mrs. Lovel thought that if the girl were Lady Anna, then the mother Lady Anna said very little, but Miss Lovel explained a good many "You shall see her when you come down from dressing," said Mrs. Lovel,--in a low voice, but still audible to the solitary girl. "Shall we attempt to get her up to the road, Minnie, or wait till Mr. Cross comes to help us?" Lady Anna declared that she did not want any When Mrs. Lovel went up-stairs into Lady Anna''s room not a word was "Mamma," said Lady Anna; "will Lord Lovel be here to-day?" 3166 "I know he used," said Lady de Courcy, looking very wise, and rather "His father, you know, died when he was very young," said Frank. "Come in, Mary," said Beatrice, "you know my cousin Alexandrina." "You know I never interfere," said the Lady Arabella; "I never liked "Much better, I would think," said the Lady Arabella; "but you know, "It is a great deal of money, certainly," said Lady Arabella. "Yes," said Mary, "I know he is rich; and a rich man I suppose can "Now, doctor, don''t let him talk that way, don''t," said Lady about the money, you know, doctor," said she; "of course Sir Roger "Shall I go now," said the doctor, "and send Lady Scatcherd to you?" "As I said before, Frank is, to my thinking, an excellent young man. "I am engaged to Frank Gresham," and having so said, Mary looked her 32632 "Dear Dunwoodie," said Frances, softening nearly to tears, "you know "Your brother!" cried Dunwoodie, starting and turning pale; "Frances! "''Tis a man," said Mason, looking intently at the suspicious object. "Help Captain Lawton, there!" cried Mason, as he rode up, followed by to Major Dunwoodie, from his friend Captain Wharton, of the royal "Are you Harvey Birch?" said Dunwoodie, advancing with an air of "Major Dunwoodie," said the officer of the day, entering the room, Dunwoodie turned to leave the apartment, and he saw Captain Lawton "You are said," continued the president, "to be Henry Wharton, a "It is I, Captain Wharton," said Harvey Birch, removing the "Captain Wharton," said Birch, "if I fail, you all fail. Captain Wharton," said the peddler. "Captain Wharton," said Birch, throwing open the door, "you can trifle "There, Captain Wharton," said the peddler--"there is a safe "Harvey Birch," he said, turning to the stranger, "the time has 33325 as it came to be called, that Mrs. Gereth was destined to take to Fleda Invited by her companion, who had asked if it weren''t wonderful, Mrs. Gereth had begun to say a word about Poynton; but she heard a sound of stroll together to the house, and Fleda had again a sense of Mrs. Gereth''s quick management in the way the lovers, or whatever they were, Fleda was struck, was even a little startled with the way Mrs. Gereth "_Now_ do you know how I feel?" Mrs. Gereth asked when in the wonderful hall, three minutes after their Mrs. Gereth evidently thought in these days of little but things by the time Fleda asked Mrs. Gereth whether she literally meant to shut the whole, very well." Fleda remembered how Mrs. Gereth had treated Mona "No, Fleda, I don''t understand you," said Mrs. Gereth, finally facing 3366 "Now, you think this thing over, March, and let me know the last of next "Couldn''t offer you such swell quarters in New York, March," Fulkerson "Look here, Fulkerson," said March, "you''d better call this fortnightly "Ah, now you''re talking like a man and a brother," said Fulkerson. March, old man, do you suppose I''d come on here and try to talk you into she went on with March to look up a dwelling of some sort in New York. "Looks something like the sea-serpent," said March, drying his hands on "I wouldn''t have anything to occupy me if I hadn''t kept you in mind, Mrs. March," said Fulkerson, going off upon as good a speech as he could "Of course, we don''t look like New-Yorkers," sighed Mrs. March, "and "Well, then," said Mrs. March, "let''s look at houses." "Well, I''m just coming to live in New York," March said, looking over at 3367 "Surely, Alma," said her mother, "you remember Mr. Beaton''s telling us he "Introduce you to Mr. March, our editor, Mr. Beaton," Fulkerson said, March smiled and said, dryly, "Those are the numbers that Mr. Fulkerson "I think he would," said March, on whom the scope of Fulkerson''s "Oh, you don''t think I could have meant anything against him!" said Mrs. March, with the tender fervor that every woman who lived in the time of "I''m sorry my father isn''t here," said the young man to Mrs. March. "Look here, March," said Fulkerson, with the effect of taking a fresh "Yes," said March; "and I was going out to look up Lindau this morning. "Why, old man, you''re coming in on the divvy, you know," said Fulkerson. "I should like Mr. Beaton to see it," said Mrs. Leighton, in a sort of time." Mrs. Leighton said something like this whenever the Marches were 3368 "I guess my wife won''t ever get used to New York," said Dryfoos, and he "I hope you feel comfortable here, Mr. March," the old man said, bringing "Too comfortable for a working-man," said March, and he thought that this said Fulkerson, hardily, "and I like to keep my hand in with a little "Comes right down to business, every time!" said Fulkerson, referring the "Well, my dear," said Mrs. March, "just let me know when you''re tempted "I didn''t know but I had snored," said the old man, sitting up. "Like your natural-gas man, Mr. Beaton," said the girl, with a smiling "Ah!" said Wetmore, stirring his tea, "has Beaton got a natural-gas man?" "My natural-gas man," said Beaton, ignoring Wetmore''s question, "doesn''t my pupils, Miss Vance--a little girl that Beaton discovered down in New "I''m like father," said Christine, softened a little by the celebration 3369 "I don''t know that it matters," said Mrs. March. "Yes, we''ve got a little arrangement of that sort with March here," said "Look out, Lindau," said Fulkerson. mocking air of having expected it when she said: "Well, then, if Mr. Fulkerson says he will see that it all comes out right, I suppose you "You''re all right, colonel," said Fulkerson, "and so is Mr. Dryfoos. Fulkerson came back to March, who had turned toward Conrad Dryfoos, and table Colonel Woodburn was placed on Dryfoos''s right, and March on his March sat on Fulkerson''s right, with Lindau next him; and the young "Put you next to March, Mr. Lindau," said Fulkerson, "so you can begin to "By-the-way, March," said Fulkerson, "what sort of an idea would it be to "Well," said Fulkerson, "he''s going to leave Lindau to me. "As between Mr. Dryfoos and Mr. March," said the colonel. 3370 March was too proud to ask either Fulkerson or Conrad whether the old man "They seem to be having a pretty good time in there," said Fulkerson, had little but her good-nature to avail her in any exigency, and if Mrs. Horn or Miss Vance had come to call after a year of neglect, she would Conrad looked confusedly around, and the same voice said again, "Mr. Dryfoos!" and he saw that it was a lady speaking to him from a coupe "Lindau''s going to come out all right, I guess," said Fulkerson. "I don''t know what the old man''s going to do," he said to March It''s just like Air. Fulkerson said, if he thinks you want him Beaton said nothing, and the old man went on. "But you may find it do you good, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, with a 3409 "I don''t think I shall ever like that Mr. Slope," said Mr. Harding. Mr. Harding mused awhile and then said he didn''t think the new bishop "I declare I thought Mrs. Proudie was the worst of the two," said Mr. Harding. "Pray, Mr. Slope, let her brother take it to her," said Mrs. Proudie, "Not at all," said Mrs. Proudie; "you little know how determined the "You mean Mrs. Grantly," said Slope. "Oh, Mrs. Bold!" said Mr. Slope in a manner almost impassioned. "Mr. Slope seems to think!" said Mrs. Proudie in a tone of voice From Mr. Slope the conversation turned to the Stanhopes, and Mrs. Grantly was listening with some interest to Eleanor''s account of the "I wonder," said Dr. Grantly, "if it be true that Mr. Slope and Mrs. Bold came here together. "My name, Mr. Slope, is Mrs. Bold," said Eleanor, who, though 34858 "I trust you feel for this poor man," said Sir Austin to his son, Young Richard looked up to his father, as if he wished to speak. "I will, sir," said Richard, and went to sleep happy. "A difficult time of life, Sir Austin!" said the old lawyer, shaking "Love ruins us, my dear boy," he said, thinking to preach Richard a Tom fell back upon his first reply: "Better wait till ye see Mr. Richard, sir," and Ripton exclaimed: "Hanged if you ain''t the "In his way, my dear, he did," said Mrs. Berry, coming upon her "Why, we were coming for you to-day, Richard," said Mrs. Doria, "Mrs. Berry," said Lucy, "you know what my--he spoke: ''With this "Richard will go to his wife to-morrow," Sir Austin said to Adrian "I have heard that from an old woman called Berry!" said Richard to Ripton had said that Richard was sure to come; but 34916 the case with the _cadets_ of such houses, in the good old time of the In the little old-fashioned drawing-room, as of late years my good the man she had made up her mind to marry; but it looked far more like "Good--Susquesus dere--young Dutch chief kill dat time." "Good--young chief got eyes; want to look wid ''em himself. every man of right feelings and generous mind, they carry in their own round like an apple, and dat he''d stand one way in day-time, an'' ''noder "Masser Corny tell me dat, long time ago; when I war'' little boy. know that in troubled times every man must look out for himself. "Young man," said Thousandacres, "you have stolen on me and mine like a "Dus Malbone calls old Andries ''Uncle Chainbearer,'' and I s''pose from "You feel and reason like a very young man, Hugh; one who fancies things 34970 Pierre little foresaw that this world hath a secret deeper than beauty, Never mind though--thought Pierre, fixing his gaze on Lucy--I''m entirely Lucy don''t mean any thing," cried Pierre--"come, one more all invests thee, Pierre; and thy intrepid heart never yet felt the touch of "Open it!" said Lucy--"why, yes, Pierre, yes; what secret thing keep I "Now, my dear little Lucy," said Mrs. Glendinning, "let Pierre take off "Pierre Glendinning, thou art not the only child of thy father; in the "I hope I shall, aunt," said little Pierre--"But, dear aunt, I thought "How strange," said little Pierre, "I think it begins to look at me now, "And so thou art my brother!--shall I call thee Pierre?" "And so thou art my brother!--shall I call thee Pierre?" "Thou hast revealed Isabel to thy mother, Pierre." Think''st thou, Pierre, the time will ever come when all the earth shall 35414 "You like my hat?" said Regina, one day to a friend. "Well," said Regina, "I went for a little turn yesterday, and I took "Yes, that''s a good idea," said Regina. "Why don''t we like the Whittakers?" said a girl to her mother, who had mother became a public woman, Maudie and Julia may be said to have run "I think," said Maudie to Julia, half an hour later, when Evelyn Gage "Yes, she is a nice-looking girl," said Alfred Whittaker. "Mother," said Julia to Regina, "Madame wants to see you." "I haven''t time for an At Home day," said Regina. "And there are all these things, Julia," said Maudie, looking down upon "Well, I will have a little chat with Julia," said Regina, with that "Well, I don''t like to think about that part of it," said Regina. "Mother," said Julia, one morning, when Regina was about to leave the 35653 Helen''s rough dark hair and her rather angular figure were Mrs. Desmond''s despair; but the dark hair showed curious red glints when the The colonel paused, and Mrs. Desmond then perceived Helen standing "Helen," broke in Mrs. Desmond, while the colonel moaned and put his "Come in," cried Mrs. Desmond, and Helen entered. "What do you want, Helen?" asked Mrs. Desmond at last, commanding her "That I can scarcely believe, Helen," returned Mrs. Desmond, now the Grange from the Rectory, where Helen was coldly greeted by Mrs. Bayden, a hard-featured woman, superficially not at all like her sister "Good-bye!" said Helen, giving her hand awkwardly to Mrs. Bayden. Mrs. Desmond had kept her room all day, and Helen and Harold, having Both the colonel and Helen understood Mrs. Desmond''s meaning. "No, no, Helen; you must not leave me," cried Mrs. Desmond; and again "Do you really think so, Helen?" moaned Mrs. Desmond. 35805 women do explain things like that to girls," he thought. Rose lived the life of the farm girls in the seven great Middle-West too, Rose--look into your old father''s face!" As Rose walked into the parlor, filled with other girls and young men, The young girl led Rose into a pretty room with light green walls, and "You''re always having a good time, you little oriole." Rose had come to on the faces of the girls like hidden roses disclosed in deep hedges by "I don''t feel like meeting them tonight," Rose said; "if I had a cup of No woman''s eyes ever searched Rose like those of this little She said "How-do-you-do!" in her soft, timid little voice, and let Rose Sanborn said: "It''s a serious thing to advise a girl like that. "Father," said Rose, and her voice trembled a little, "this is Mr. Mason." 3622 "Then, my dear, your father ought to know it," said Mrs. Finn. sister," Tregear had said; "do you object?" Lord Silverbridge was the "You know Mrs. Finn?" Tregear said to his friend one morning at Nevertheless he left the house in dudgeon, having told Mrs. Finn more than once that she was taking advantage of Lady Mary''s of the Duke''s mind when the young man told him that Mrs. Finn was "I am sure that Lord Silverbridge means to do his duty," said Lady "I think you are a little hard upon your friend," said the Duke, with "I don''t think Lord Silverbridge is the man to forget an old friend young ladies of the day thought that there was a good deal to be said "She is not my Lady Mabel Grex," said Lord Silverbridge with "Laws!" said Mrs. Boncassen, looking hard at the young man who was 3632 Dimchurch." In presence of these kissings and whisperings, Mrs. Gootheridge''s brother, as the only man present, began to look very Man''?" Jicks answered boldly, "Oscar." Lucilla caught the child up in her the time when he entered the room, Nugent Dubourg had won Mrs. Finch''s "Lucilla went out a little while since," I said, "to take a turn in the At the same moment the door opened; and Lucilla (followed by Oscar) Oscar advanced, and placed a chair for his brother by Lucilla''s side. At a sign from Nugent, Oscar took her hand for the second time. Lucilla asked for Oscar the moment after he had left "Where is Oscar?" asked Nugent, as I passed him on my way to Lucilla''s "I have brought Oscar back with me," he said to Lucilla; "and I have told "Look back for the last time, Lucilla, at what this woman has said and 36648 have said, no feeling; but it was only a momentary thought which Mrs. Hamilton could give to Ellen, every feeling was engrossed in the deep thought that being Edward''s first day of regular attendance on Mr. Howard, Ellen would like to know all about it as soon as possible, and assistance to Master Fortescue till he knows how to ask it," was Mrs. Hamilton''s most unexpected interference, and Edward so started at her had come just then; but the words were inarticulate from sobs; and Mrs. Hamilton, desiring Edward to amuse himself in the garden, made her sit "Well, Mrs. Hamilton will not your son''s words confirm mine?" said Mr. Grahame trying to speak cheerfully, when the young party had retired, Ellen looked up in her face with such earnest, wistful eyes that Mrs. Hamilton felt puzzled; but as she did not speak, and laid her head again 37106 "Have a good time, dearies!" said Mrs. March, as the sisters went the idea of having company, and flew about to get ready; for, as Mrs. March said, he was "a little gentleman," and did honor to the coming my great-aunt, and a dear, cross old soul she is, too," answered Jo. Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question; but remembering just in little every day, with Beth," said Mrs. March, that evening. Meg and Beth said "No," at once, and looked surprised; Amy poked the look like an angel in white," said Amy, brooding over the little store well enough for a little girl like me," said Meg. can''t help saying I like it," said Meg, looking half ashamed of the "I''ll go and tell Amy," said Meg, feeling a little hurt, yet rather ornaments, Amy," said Mrs. March, looking at the plump little hand, with 37189 "I''ll come down." As the girl went, Kitty took up the amber hair-pins lives, a domestic row, Kitty said that she took no interest in servants'' Kitty folded up the telegram and said in a little voice: "Chris," I said, "I know the war is making some of us "Griffiths will know," Chris said cheerily, and swung round on his seat "Dead seven years ago," said Kitty, her eyes on her plate. "So you like Jenny," said Kitty, suddenly, "to play Beethoven when it''s I turned my eyes away again, and this time looked down the garden at the too good for Chris!" while I said to myself, "If she really were like eyes and said aloud, "In a minute he will see her face, her hands." But the daffodils which Margaret brought from the garden that looked like an In a little she shook her hand away and said: 3744 ''I don''t like that,'' said Ethel, returning to the drawing-room, where Well, Mary, I think you might,'' said Ethel, after a moment''s thought. ''Stupid little thing,'' said Aubrey; ''just like an undersized lady''s ''Good-bye, Leonard,'' said Ethel, as the two families, after mustering ''What do you think of Margaret this time?'' said Ethel, for Tom alone ''As long as there is a mind to work on, one hopes'' said Ethel. ''Aubrey is gone to the Grange with papa,'' Ethel said, glad to lead away laughed to hear the old Ethel so like herself; and Aubrey said, ''By the ''Come away, my dears,'' said Averil, rising, and holding out her hands Leonard looked a little doubtful; then said, ''Well, will you see the Aubrey was going to ask what he looked to; but Leonard saw, or thought ''Not while there are those who trust your word, Leonard; as Ethel said 3787 Young William passed _his_ time, from morning till night, with persons "Dear cousin William," said Henry, "that must ever be the case with every dean read the work to his family, so charmed poor Henry, that he "Pray, uncle," cried Henry, "in what country do these poor people live?" "Oh!" cried Henry, "when I first came to your door with my poor father''s "I know I am called proud," one day said William to Henry. Henry thought himself not in love, because, while he listened to William William owned to Henry that he loved Agnes, the daughter of a cottager in "I called at the cottage of poor Agnes the other day," returned Henry: William here, like Rebecca''s sisters, took Henry aside, and warned him "It struck me, cousin William," replied Henry, "that the father was more "Good Heaven!" cried Henry, "and this is my cousin William''s child!" 37908 ''Is there any news to-day?'' said Mrs Mowbray to Glenmurray, resolved to The next day Mrs Mowbray, having learned Glenmurray''s address, sent him ''But tell me, dear Adeline,'' said Glenmurray, a little piqued at her too ''I hope, my dear mother,'' said Adeline tenderly, ''that you had long said this, Adeline pointed to the passage; but in an instant Mrs Mowbray ''Adeline, my dear child,'' said Mrs Mowbray in a faint voice, ''I hope you ''Would to heaven, my dear mother,'' said Adeline, when Mrs Mowbray had the proud heart of Mrs Mowbray, and Adeline felt that it was so; but ''But I hope _I_ shall always know, Sir Patrick,'' said Mrs Mowbray Mrs Mowbray turned round and fixed her eyes on Adeline with a look of ''Mr Glenmurray, but not my husband,'' said Adeline, ''is better to-day.'' cried Adeline, after having replied to Glenmurray''s self-reproaches by Adeline Mowbray?'' exclaimed Mrs Pemberton. 3817 Soames took steps and came on what looked to him like a Soames saw him glancing round, and Fleur looking after them as the Soames moved into the doorway, and, waiting for Timothy to turn, said "I only want to know if it''s the one I made," said Soames; "you take a Val--it''s old as the hills, of course, Fleur need know nothing about "You''re my only comfort," said Soames suddenly, "and you go on like The way he spoke those words affected Fleur, but she thought of Jon, "Look!" said June impulsively, "next time you''re in London, come and "This is Fleur Forsyte, Jolyon; Jon brought her down to see the house. "Yes," said Soames stubbornly; "Fleur. "But," said Jon eagerly, "I can''t see how they can feel like that after "Father," said Jon slowly, "Fleur and I are engaged." "Say it concerns Mr. Jon," said Soames. 38196 "Eunice, did you know that Justin Everett was coming home?" "Yes, I know--Miss Eunice," said Amos. "Doctor said Miss Fidelia had better have her tea up here, and rest a "Yes," said Fidelia, thinking of her sister. "I think I am a little glad that Mrs Stone went, after all," Eunice was "This must be the near way that Jabez and the boys took," said Fidelia, "I am going to drive Mrs Everett all the way home, Eunice," said "But another day!" Dr Justin had said those words a good many times to "Why, Fidelia, you''ll miss saying good-bye to Dr Justin," said Eunice "Yes, if I were good--like you," said Fidelia gravely. "Yes," said Eunice, when Fidelia spoke of this to her, "Jabez is "Miss Fidelia," said Jabez in a little, "you''ll be going back to the "Fidelia," said Jabez in a little, "do you suppose that Eunice knows?" 38353 "Come in, Vi, darling," said Mrs. Travilla''s sweet voice, "we will be "The dear, merry, light-hearted child," her father said, looking after father''s love and care while I live, my dear friend," said Mr. Dinsmore, "Yes, grandma, papa told us all to come," said little Rosie. "Mamma," said Harold, coming to her one day in her dressing-room, "Mamma," said the younger Elsie, lingering for a little in her mother''s "Yes, mamma," Elsie said in a half-whisper, the tears stealing down her "Well, there''s no need," said Elsie, "and really, Molly dear, I do "Dear Molly," Elsie said with tears trembling in her eyes, "I trust "Then, mamma, we are all glad for you," Elsie said: Violet adding, "and "Little lady," the old man said, with a longing look into the sweet "Cousin Mary would be delighted if Elsie would come too," said Violet, "Was there ever such another dear, good mother as ours?" Violet said to 39865 "It will be a rare thing to hear Margaret play," Mrs. Vincent said, as business-like tone, that when he went he had better look out for Hannah "We are going to the play to-night," Mr. Vincent said, but Mrs. Lakeman said, "Tell me one thing--is Margaret like her mother?" "Good-bye, Margaret dear," Mrs. Lakeman said to her ten minutes later; "There''ll be a good many months to rest in before he comes," Mrs. Vincent went on; "perhaps it''s as well that he''s away for a bit." want to know things," she had said to her father that morning in London; "Margaret has told me about it so often," Mrs. Vincent said, and Tom, "I told Miss Vincent I should come." He looked across at Margaret, "Mother," said Margaret, turning round, "some one has come to the house "He''ll see it''s no good caring for Margaret," Mrs. Vincent said. "Tom," said Margaret, as they drove away; "what do you think Mrs. Lakeman will say?" 40814 "Well, I _hope_ Harry will be happy," said Ruth''s mother-in-law, old "Oh, pray don''t say Mrs. Hall to _me_" said Ruth, handing her a chair; "How do you do this morning, Ruth?" said the old lady, lowering herself "How''s my little snow-drop to-day?" said Harry, entering Ruth''s room as The house is very old, but Ruth says, "All the better for that." Little "You are better now," said Ruth, as Mrs. Leon slowly opened her eyes, "Ruth''s brother, Hyacinth, leaves before the funeral, doctor," said the "''Tisn''t a pretty place," said little Katy, as she looked out the window Ruth''s tears fell like rain on Katy''s little up-turned face. "Good morning, Mrs. Hall," said Mr. Develin, handing Ruth the doctor''s "Come here, Katy," said Ruth, "do you think you could go _alone_ to your "Dear child, I am so glad you are home," said Ruth, as Katy opened the 41917 Poor Lady Paton was more than ever effaced, Mrs. Jedsley said; one might have thought that Sir Charles had required as "For shame," said Camelia, while Perior, looking at her reflectively, "I confess nothing," said Perior, looking across the room at Mary with a "Oh, Camelia!" said Lady Paton, looking up with eyes rounded. the people he had just left, Lady Paton, Mary, Camelia''s guests, and Camelia is rather fond of teasing him, I am afraid," said Mrs. Fox-Darriel, observing Mary''s flush, and noting as an unkindness of "I think I have," said Perior, looking over Camelia''s head at the open "Well, Camelia, I came to take Mary out riding, you know," said Perior, "You are not good enough for me, Camelia," said Perior. Mary came for Camelia one morning while Perior was with her, to tell her Camelia had so much, Mary so little!" and to this Perior must 4235 ''You may think to blind Mrs. Beckett here, but I know what over good-nature to young girls comes to. James Roland Frances Catharine Oliver Clara Louis Fitzjocelyn Mary Ponsonby Mary knew exactly where to look for them,'' said Mrs. Frost, who had followed her up the steps. ''It used to be thought a very good thing for the parish,'' said Mrs. Frost, looking at her niece. ''It is just like Louis''s profile!'' said Mrs. Frost, as they came out. ''No, Louis dear,'' said his aunt, struggling like a girl to keep her ''You know, my dear,'' said Mrs. Frost, ''that your father has no command ''Let me,'' said his father; and Louis looked pleased. ''Louis,'' said Mary Ponsonby, as she sat at work beside him that ''Mary is to say nothing,'' said Louis, ''I mean that poor child to have ''I will take care of your father,'' said Mrs. Ponsonby, and as Mary took 4236 ''Isabel is very fond of Northwold,'' said Mary, feeling that Louis was ''Papa is not like James,'' said Mary; ''things go deeper with him. ''I do not think she is unkind to Mary,'' said Louis; ''I could be almost ''My dear father,'' said Louis, ''it was Mary and her mother who first ''Let the lady pass,'' said James, peremptorily, wishing to save his wife ''No; leave him and granny to their happiness,'' said Louis; and James, ''It will be a hard thing to transplant our young people,'' said Mrs. Frost, ''they have managed to be very happy here.'' it was a great pity he did not come last year!'' said Louis. ''Young or old, there is no other Mary in the world,'' said Louis, sadly. ''Good-bye, my dear,'' she said; ''I know the day will come when all this ''James has never said a word of the kind,'' cried Louis. ''Poor little Clara!'' said Isabel, reading the letter; ''you don''t mean 42389 "Hear me, young Mordaunt," said Norna, "and depart from this house. "His sister, sir," replied Mordaunt, "and old Norna of the Fitful-head." "Fear not," said Norna, "it will come to man''s use. "In that old half-ruined house," said Mordaunt, "he does indeed live; "Good Norna," said Mordaunt, and paused, scarce knowing what to say that Mordaunt''s light," said Swertha, "and with Magnus Troil, that thought "And wit and song, too, my good old friend," said Mordaunt, "Mr. Mordaunt Mertoun," said Minna, "has come too late to be of our band "Spoken like a fool, I think," said Magnus Troil, whose attention had "Have pity on Brenda''s fears, good Norna," said the elder sister, "and should have said never a word; but Minna or Brenda, you know, are things "Not so," said Cleveland, as if about to take Minna''s hand; "to "It is like the frank-hearted old Udaller!" said Cleveland; "but is he 4262 4263 4264 "They''re not good days, you know," he had said to Fanny Assingham after thing was that if the evidence of their cheer was so established Mrs. Assingham had a little to explain her original manner, and she came to the young man''s opportunity to ask her the question suggested by Mrs. Assingham shortly before her entrance. helped, so beautifully, in such things before." With which, before Mrs. Assingham could meet the appeal, she had addressed herself to the Prince first, certainly, their decent little old-time union, Maggie''s and his she should find Maggie there on getting home--a remark in which Mrs. Verver''s immediate response to her friend''s inquiry had culminated. "That comes," said Mrs. Assingham, "to something a little different. to Amerigo and Charlotte: the initiative obviously belonged to Mrs. Verver, who had gone to Matcham while Maggie had stayed away, and the Maggie waited a little; she had for some time, now, kept her eyes on him 42671 "_You_ are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room," said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet. engrossed by Mr. Darcy, her sister scarcely less so; and as for Mr. Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to speak, but could think of nothing to say; and after a short silence Mrs. Bennet began repeating her thanks to Mr. Bingley for his kindness to Elizabeth thought with pleasure of dancing a great deal with Mr. Wickham, and of seeing a confirmation of every thing in Mr. Darcy''s Before Elizabeth had time for any thing but a blush of surprise, Mrs. Bennet instantly answered, advantage to Jane, she seriously hoped he might really soon marry Mr. Darcy''s sister, as, by Wickham''s account, she would make him abundantly "I know not, Miss Elizabeth," said he, "whether Mrs. Collins has yet 4274 "I wish girls could dress like boys," said Mr. Gibson, with a little Little did Molly apply these expressions to the piece of news Mrs. Hamley told her in the course of the day; namely, that her son was gone, Molly lifted up her poor swelled eyes, and, looking at Mrs. Hamley, she said,--"He was so good to me. "About dear little Molly coming to pay us a visit," said Miss Mr. Gibson went away, heavy at heart from the thought of Mrs. Hamley''s approaching death, but thinking little enough of the "Yes; such a pretty, playful little warning to young men," said Mrs. Gibson, smiling up at Osborne. "Molly knows nothing about it," said Mrs. Gibson, a little off "Molly, I cannot have you speaking so to Lady Harriet," said Mrs. Gibson, as soon as she was left alone with her stepdaughter. "I never said I wanted Molly out of the way, Cynthia," replied Mrs. Gibson. 4275 "Never mind, Ruth," said Jenny, "you''ve been looked at now, and Mrs The little narrow passage was cleared, and Miss Benson took Ruth But I want you to like Mrs Denbigh," said Miss Benson. That afternoon, as Miss Benson and Ruth sat at their work, Mrs and Ruth sat together, Miss Benson spoke of the child, and thence went on "What made you wish to call him Leonard, Ruth?" asked Miss Benson. "And get Ruth turned out of our house," said Miss Benson, be good enough to teach little girls, Miss Benson?'' She said it so "Here, Ruth," said Mr Benson, coming in from the garden, "here''s a "Dear Jemima!" said Ruth, "I am so glad to see you looking better said Mrs Bradshaw, soothingly, thinking that Jemima was annoyed (like "Poor Ruth!" said Miss Benson. "Under God, Ruth," said Miss Benson, speaking through her tears. 42768 wouldn''t work any longer in a place like that; Mrs. Carter was an old He was able to sit up and look about again by the time that Mrs. Carter ordered the meeting of the second maid. Peter hastily turned his eyes away lest he look too long. while Peter''s and Nora''s eyes anxiously scanned Mrs. Carter''s face. "Peter," said Mrs. Carter, as they trotted out of the club-house gateway "She''s a trifle skittish, sir," said Peter, in his old-time "He ain''t so bad looking," Annie commented one day, as she and Peter Peter studied Vittorio, a new look in his eyes. "Wait a moment, Peter," Miss Ethel called from the veranda, as he was eyes and peered closely; one of the boys was Bobby Carter, and Peter "Annie?" Peter looked as if he had never heard the name before. Peter looked mutinous, but the eyes of Mrs. Carter were upon him, and he 42771 As she finished speaking, the door into the back room opened, and Mrs. Walbridge came out, carrying the little boy who had been crying. Mrs. Walbridge looked so small and old and tired that the young man went Mrs. Wick, who looked more like her son''s grandmother than his mother, success, Mr. Wick ended the conversation by saying firmly, as Mrs. Walbridge caught the eye of the pearl lady: "Filthy book, anyhow; not Mrs. Walbridge sat down and looked round at the pleasant, familiar room. "Good-night, dear Mrs. Walbridge," he said gently. "You can''t possibly write a book that way, mother," the young man said morning of New Year''s Eve an answer to her note had come from old Mrs. Wick, and she read it several times. Mrs. Walbridge looked at young Wick, who was talking, with every There was only one for Mrs. Walbridge, and as Grisel handed it to her mother she said: 4313 ''There will come a day, Alice, when neither man nor woman is troubled ''Let me tell you what my own course has been,'' said Miss Nunn, after a ''I couldn''t ask Miss Eade to let me accompany her,'' said the young man ''Will you come and see Miss Barfoot?'' Rhoda asked, when it had become ''Is Miss Madden awake?'' said one of them, looking in Monica''s direction. ''But surely, Miss Nunn,'' cried the widow, turning to Rhoda, ''we work ''Do you like Miss Nunn?'' asked Monica. ''One of my reasons for coming to-day,'' said Everard, ''was to tell you a The sick girl whom Miss Barfoot had been to see was Monica Madden. ''I''m afraid,'' said Miss Nunn, ''that Monica is rather a silly girl. some honest man who would be likely to fall in love with little Monica! Rhoda laughed and went away, leaving Miss Barfoot with the impression 43168 "Lilias," said Mary, suddenly, "we shall be late. "And I know the children will be good," said Mary; "they understand that Before Lilias could reply, the door opened, and Mrs Western and Mary "He is a pleasant-looking young man," said Mrs Western. said Mary, philosophically; "poor mamma thinks it is for our good." "Yes," said Mary, looking distressed, "I know they should." "Oh, yes," said Alys, "I think there are sons--indeed, I feel sure there "Tell you what, dear Mrs Greville?" said Mary, opening her eyes, and ready to go home now, Mrs Greville, if you like, and poor Mary looks "Come in," said Lilias''s voice, and hardly knowing what she was going to "Mary," said Lilias, drawing away the hand which her sister had held in "But you look rather melancholy about it, Mary," said Mrs Greville. "Mary," said Lilias, "what are you thinking about?" "I think Mary had better go," said Lilias. 4347 "Here is Eustace," he said, "and little Dora," putting the child Eustace gave his odd little giggle, and said, "There, Dora!" "No," said Eustace, "the old folk never would talk of home--my father "Never mind now, Eustace," said Harold, briefly. "Harold would do anything kind," I said, "or to see an old friend of cousins came home--Eustace delighted; Harold, half-stifled by London, Eustace went off to the fair to look at horses, Harold impressing on think, when he wanted to come within Harold''s grasp, he hardly knew your presence and care of poor little Dora, to help to set Eustace in Harold came home for a little while just as we were having breakfast, Viola, Dermot, and I singing, Harold looking on, and Eustace being left "Thank you," said Harold, "but I am walking home with Miss Alison--" why Harold and Eustace had never met her "poor little Henry" in 4377 anxiously: "Are you goin'' to have it fer a boy or a girl, ma?" Mrs. Wiggs had answered: "A girl, Billy, an'' her name''s Europena!" "Oh, yes''m, thank you," said Mrs. Wiggs, smiling reassuringly. Billy Wiggs done set his head to a thing, he''s as good as got it!" "It''s jes'' like a peetrified air-castle," said Mrs. Wiggs, as she "Well, now, ain''t that nice?" said Mrs. Wiggs; "I''ll jes'' clip the "Billy," said Redding, taking Mrs. Wiggs''s advice and ignoring the "Oh, no, it didn''t, Miss Lucy!" said Mrs. Wiggs, who had hastened "Jes'' fine!" said Mrs. Wiggs; "only he comes home at night ''most "Well, he likes yer eyes, anyway," said Mrs. Wiggs, determined to said Mrs. Wiggs, coming up; "it might ''a'' put her eyes out. "The very thing!" said Mrs. Wiggs. "No, thanks," said Redding, trying in vain not to look at Mrs. Wiggs''s head. 4382 Page turned to Mrs. Wessels: "By the way, Aunt Wess''; look at that man Page took advantage of the interval to tell Laura about Jadwin. and Page and her aunt came up just in time to hear Mrs. Cressler--a "Well, Laura," said Mrs. Cressler, when they had sat down, "do you like During this, the last entr''acte, Laura remained in the box with Mrs. Cressler, Corthell, and Jadwin. "You know," Laura had remarked in answer to one of Mrs. Cressler''s When Mrs. Cressler had gone Laura lost no time in getting to bed. In the end Laura borrowed Page''s hat, and Jadwin took her away. "Oh, little sister," exclaimed Laura, "I know you love me. For a long time Laura stood looking silently at the empty room. "Well, I know this," said Page, "that Mr. Jadwin is down town all day Laura Jadwin did not call on the Cresslers the next day, nor even the 4398 "Too fine, Miss Jane, for her old Martha," the nurse called back. "A little like Captain Nat, his father," answered Jane, ignoring Lucy''s If Jane, to quote Doctor John, looked like a lily swaying on a slender Jane, in her joy over Lucy''s home-coming, and in her desire to meet her Lucy''s eyes were dancing, her face turned toward Bart''s, her pretty Then again, Jane knew that Lucy had not liked the doctor''s calling her know the doctor is a good judge, is he not, Miss Jane?" she added, Lucy must have kept on home, for I saw Miss Jane "And Lucy did not come, Martha!" Jane exclaimed, with almost a sob in friends and many of Jane''s new ones, who for years had looked on Lucy With Doctor John and Captain Holt out of the way Lucy''s mind was at Don''t--DON''T!" Lucy was looking up into the captain''s face now, 4406 4407 4408 4409 4410 4411 44237 "My adorable friend and dear mother," is what Porfiry Vladimirych Porfiry Vladimirych said: "The news of the death of my dear "We heard about it, mamma dear," said Porfiry Vladimirych; and it was Porfiry Vladimirych felt his turn had come, and he prepared to hold Meanwhile, Porfiry Vladimirych kept on staring at "mother dear" and Porfiry Vladimirych got up and kissed his mother''s hand. Such idle talk continued for several days, Arina Petrovna making the "You had better go down, my dear," said Arina Petrovna, turning to mother dear?" asked Yudushka, turning to Arina Petrovna with the "To tell you the truth, Father," said Porfiry Vladimirych, deep in "Well, how many times were you the ''fool'' to-day?" Arina Petrovna asked Yudushka rose, went to mother dear and kissed her hand. "Do you know what day it is?" she turned to Porfiry Vladimirych. money would he now have had, if his dear mother Arina Petrovna had not 44721 ''Yes, Sir--Clement,'' said Felix, smiling, but feeling a sense of injury And here comes the dear little Cherry for her hard day''s work.'' ''Felix will decide as he thinks good,'' said Robina with dignity. Felix smiled, and said, ''I thought so,'' and told in return Edgar''s ''Oh yes,'' said Stella composedly; ''I know people always do like things Felix looked at him a moment or two, then said, ''Edgar tells me he has ''The most likely to satisfy Wilmet,'' said Felix absently, knowing he ''I will go and tell Wilmet,'' said Felix, who had come in unperceived by ''I don''t think it can be less bad to Felix and Cherry,'' said Robina, ''Dear Lance,'' said Cherry, ''he has got back a great deal of his ''You had better go to bed, Cherry,'' said Felix, as he rose; ''you look There was an odd look in Felix''s face as he said, ''Poor young man!'' 4553 Edna put her hand over her eyes, and turned her face down on the grass Drawing Edna to a seat beside him on the sofa, Mr. Hammond said: "Mrs. Murray has intrusted your education entirely to me; but before I decide satisfied, and took the book from her hand, Mrs. Murray said: who visited Mrs. Murray, Edna spent half of her time at the quiet As Mrs. Murray glanced over the note Edna turned to leave the room; but Mrs. Murray looked puzzled, and said: "Edna, do you know what he meant? Distressed by the look of anguish on his pale face, Edna took his hand good-morning, and I shall know that you are my own dear, little Edna. They reached the carriage where the Englishman stood talking to Mrs. Andrews, and when Mr. Manning had handed Edna in, he turned and said Edna had dropped her crimsoned face in her hands, but Mrs. Murray 457 "Do you think," said Mildred, "that giving me the idea that I must "I don''t know a thing about money," Mrs. Presbury went on. "I should like to read a full account of General Siddall," said Mildred "Do tell me about your early life, General," Mrs. Presbury said. "You hear that, Mildred?" said Presbury, with a nasty little laugh. "Was I thinking aloud?" said Mildred, as she gave him her hand. "So you are free again?" said Mildred, looking at him with a queer, Mrs. Presbury drew a long face and said in a sad, soothing voice: "Yes, "I haven''t thought of the right or wrong of it," said Mildred. Mildred gazed at her vaguely and said, "Tell me--a rich man, a very "I want to be that way," said Mildred. "I want him to know," said Mildred. "Yes, I know," said Mrs. Belloc, as Mildred paused to search for 4594 "I should like to have a hundred dollars," said Mrs. Uhler. "Has your father been home?" asked Mrs. Uhler, as soon as she It mattered not, however; Mrs. Uhler was in no state of mind to regard this as a cause of trouble. "The fact is, Mrs. Tarleton," she said, "this head-dress is one that "Sister," said Mrs. Tarleton, on returning home, "you can''t imagine "It is the most beautiful head-dress I ever saw," replied Mrs. Bates, concealing her surprise. "I do n''t think he is fit company for Harriet Meadows," said Mrs. Larkin, after a pause. "Eddy, dear," said Mrs. Herbert, taking her little boy by the hand, Mrs. Gray said to her, one day, on calling in to see her; "I am sure There was a sad, but grateful expression in the pale face of Mrs. Wilton, as she looked into the eye of her old friend, but ventured 4599 "Then Johnny Eames is a mere clerk," said Lily; "and Mr. Crosbie "Lily, my love," said Mrs. Dale, when they were all together in her "I have come to say good-by, Lily," said Johnny Eames, following the "I declare, Mr. Eames," said Mrs. Lupex, "I''m glad you''ve come. "There is Lily coming across the lawn," said Mrs. Dale. "I suppose we shall come back this way," Crosbie said, as they "I say, Dale," Crosbie said, as in the course of their day''s work "Yes; we did come early," said Mrs. Eames, "because Mary thought she "You mustn''t think of going away from us," Mrs. Boyce said, speaking "I hope I shall, Lady Julia," said Lily, with a little laugh; "at any "I believe Lady Julia to be a very good woman," said Mrs. Dale, "and "I know Lady Dumbello," said Crosbie; not meaning, however, to boast 4600 March, old man, do you suppose I''d come on here and try to talk you into "I wouldn''t have anything to occupy me if I hadn''t kept you in mind, Mrs. March," said Fulkerson, going off upon as good a speech as he could "Well, then," said Mrs. March, "let''s look at houses." "Well, I''m just coming to live in New York," March said, looking over at "Oh, you don''t think I could have meant anything against him!" said Mrs. March, with the tender fervor that every woman who lived in the time of "I''m sorry my father isn''t here," said the young man to Mrs. March. "Why, old man, you''re coming in on the divvy, you know," said Fulkerson. time." Mrs. Leighton said something like this whenever the Marches were "I don''t know what the old man''s going to do," he said to March 4629 "It''s for sale," said Mrs. Brainard, in a firm, business-like way. "You''ve come just in time, Anna," said Mrs. Aiken. After the child was thrust from the room, Mrs. Elder said, "Are you not afraid to trust Mary up in your room?" said Mrs. Elder, "Poor child!" said Mrs. Elder, the tears springing to her eyes as "I think, with you," said Miss Jones, the visitor, "that Mrs. Fleetwood errs very greatly in the management of her children." "Come, dear, and shake hands with me," said Mrs. Fleetwood. "I can''t help thinking of Mrs. Condy''s little Willie," said Ellen, "Well, how do you do this evening, Mrs. Little?" said Mr. Pelby, "There, now," said Mrs. Little, yielding to the child''s eager "Come, Tommy," said Mrs. Little, holding out her hands. "Come here, Henry," said Mr. Manly, who saw that Mrs. Little was "THERE come the children from school," said Aunt Mary, looking from 4659 Bertram said, it would have been like marrying Jaquetta, and Torwood little delicate, bent woman, with dark eyes, that looked, Bertram said, know what else to call her), that Fulk Torwood Trevor, the husband of the vault at Trevorsham, and we were trying to keep poor little Alured "But it is you--you--you--Fulk!" said Emily, trying to creep and sidle "There, sir," said Hester, turning to Torwood, "You see your brother "Never fear, Ursula," said Fulk, "if he lives, he will be in safe Mr. Cradock saw, though Fulk did not, and said his wife would expect Trevorsham away," I said, wondering she had come all this way; and then "He told me--Trevor did"--said Alured. Alured let his head fall back, and would not answer, and Fulk said, "No," said he, "I always did like you, Hester; and I''ve been thinking "And Hester," said Jaquetta, "it is so lucky for me that I came down 472 Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street "Yes," said the young man to himself, "it''s Rena, sure enough." "Rena," asked her mother, "how''d you like to go an'' pay yo''r brother "Good-morning, Judge Straight," said the young man, removing his hat Warwick went away, and the old judge sat for a moment absorbed in "I''m feared you''ll lack it better dere, Miss Rena," replied Frank Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home The night after Warwick and Tryon had ridden away, Rena dreamed again On the third day of Rena''s presence in Patesville, Frank was driving up Mrs. Green soon left Tryon with the young ladies and went to look after When Rena''s eyes fell upon the young man in the buggy, she saw a face At the time when she learned that Tryon lived in the neighborhood, Rena 4734 ''I think it will be better for him to walk, Horace dear,'' said Mrs friendly face as it passed Horace in the street said, without words, ''Yes,'' said Horace; ''and I start the day after tomorrow.'' ''Yes, it''s dreadful having our face washed, isn''t it?'' said Mrs bath-time,'' said Mrs Blackshaw still coldly. ''I think you''ve upset him, dearest,'' said Mrs Blackshaw even more ''I think you had better go,'' said Mrs Blackshaw, adding no term of room, gave the candle to Robert, pushed him in, said ''Good night,'' and ''You must tell me about that,'' said Stephen, and added, ''some time ''_I_ know what Mr Loring would like,'' said Mrs Brindley, jumping up. obituary notice,'' said Mr Brindley, coming back into the drawing-room. ''It''s closing-time for the reading room,'' said Mr Brindley. ''By the way,'' said Mr Brindley, ''you used to know Simon Fuge, didn''t 47533 Just so far have many thinking people come to-day, and there remain, stood rooted there like a little tree, gazing up at my father, and was "I don''t know anywhere else to look for him," said my father, and he came a friendly little woman and whispered, "Look here, child, if you precipice, my father said under his breath to my mother, "Wife, let us living-room: whoever wanted to see little Maxel''s house burning must is lively with young folk, and the house-father, little Maxel, teaches said, "God greet you, mother!" It was in this house that I first heard The house-mother went to and fro, looking after the tables, house-father''s table, because there was an old man amongst them who "Well and good, but don''t talk long, boys." So the house-father, after "Nay, nay, mother," said father to her, "you can''t go; you''re no good 478 "Yes, it was your mother''s doing," said old Dumont. Pauline?" he said in a broken voice that went straight to her heart. "I''d like it," said Pauline, always eager for self-improvement and "You DO look dangerous," said Pauline, and the smile and the glance she "The right sort of woman makes her husband''s way hers," said she. "Yes--I suppose there will be a laugh," said Scarborough, his eyes It was on Hampden''s ninth day at home that the old man said "Good "You were far and away the best man we had out last year," said he. at Saint X, Dumont and Pauline were living in New York, in a big house The boy, close to his mother and facing Scarborough, was looking from "Good morning," said Scarborough, looking in on the three women. "Well," said Dumont in a dull, far-away voice, without looking at him. 47935 Bazarov enters the house of Arkady''s father, he is like Don Quixote "Papa," he said, "first let me introduce my good friend Bazarov, who is "Now, Arkady," went on Nikolai Petrovitch as he turned to his son, "A queer fellow is that uncle of yours," Bazarov said to Arkady as, Nikolai Petrovitch too had left his bed, and, on going to visit Arkady, "I thank you, Arkady," Nikolai Petrovitch said faintly as his fingers "Does Paul Petrovitch always reside here?" asked Bazarov when the door Arkady took things easily, and Bazarov worked. "Allow me, Paul Petrovitch," said Bazarov. "I tell you what," Bazarov said to Arkady the same night. person," said Bazarov to Arkady as, on the following day, the pair No one answered, and in time Bazarov and Arkady apprised the fact that, "There!" said Bazarov to Arkady as soon as his father had left the Nikolai Petrovitch present in Bazarov''s room. 48020 blue-black hair, Miss Floyd was a good hater; so Lucy forbore to ask Talbot Bulstrode turned away from his ideal to look at this dark-haired Talbot sat next to Lucy, with Mr. Maldon opposite to them, while Aurora took her place beside her father. "John Mellish," he said, "you have been proposing to Aurora Floyd." people were all cousins to Aurora Floyd, and loved the banker''s residence of Talbot and Aurora, till such time as the young man should "You needn''t take on so, Miss Floyd," answered the man, whom Aurora had "I want to ask you about that man, Aurora," Captain Bulstrode said, hot-house flowers, that he saw Aurora Floyd, looking, ah, how lovely! to think in peace of Aurora Floyd, that the young man went out. Aurora Floyd as she sat, with John Mellish at her side, looking down and Aurora Mellish, looking critically at Talbot Bulstrode, wondered 48021 He made very particular inquiries, though, about Mrs. Mellish, and asked so many questions as to what Aurora did and said, The letter dropped out of John Mellish''s hand as he looked up at his John Mellish, sitting patiently by his wife''s side, thought very little John Mellish turned away his head, and buried his face in his hands. Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his "I hope so, dear," said Mrs. Mellish, after a little pause, and a "Do you know much of the new trainer, Mr. Mellish?" asked Mrs. Powell, "Why did you let them shut the windows?" she said, turning to Mrs. Powell, who had risen, and was looking the picture of ladylike "Yes, but I thought you had returned, my dear Mrs. Mellish," said the Mrs. Mellish dropped her hands from before her face, and looked at him "John, dear," she said, "Mrs. Powell wants to know whether Colonel 48022 John Mellish stood for some minutes looking gravely at that marble face. the young man from the Reindeer, William Dork the constable, and Mr. Mellish, were the only witnesses called: but Colonel Maddison and Mr. Lofthouse were both present during the brief proceedings. the murdered man; and John Mellish was free to carry his wife away The girl could tell very little, except that Mrs. Mellish had said "Is it wrong of Aurora to come alone, Talbot, dear?" Lucy asked meekly. "My dear Mrs. Mellish," said Talbot gravely, "I am so surprised at this Talbot Bulstrode and his wife came to Mellish Park a few days after "John Mellish was ten times wiser than I," thought Mr. Bulstrode; "he "I want you to come for a walk with me, Mr. John Mellish," said Talbot, John Mellish, passionately; "why did you come here, Talbot Bulstrode? "That you shall _not_ do, John Mellish," exclaimed Talbot Bulstrode, 48197 "Dear me," said Mrs. John, "my husband was going to London, I think. "Sir!" said Mrs. John Vernon, standing in a fine attitude of displeasure the way in which Miss Vernon said "we"--his head was a little turned by "You will not be long of coming to bed, dear?" Mrs. John said; Redborough only as "the little girl." Catherine Vernon thought that she "I don''t know about any Vernons--except ourselves," Hester said. "It is a long time ago, Aunt Catherine," said the ruthless young man. "I wish you would not say Catherine Vernon and me!" said Hester "Hester," said her mother, giving her a little meaning look, of which "Not that I know of," said Mrs. John; "but, Mr. Harry, girls are so "Mr. Edward Vernon," said Mrs. John, a little stiffly, "_never_ comes "Neither Catherine nor Hester, neither the young nor the old," he said 48198 "My old man," she said, "Catherine, has his own ways of thinking, we all understand," said Catherine, with a little moisture in her eyes. You would think that was all he knows," said Mrs. Morgan; "there is no fathoming that old man, my dear." "Ellen has come back," said Miss Vernon, to change the subject, "from "I think we mean different things," said Catherine, rising; "that was "You are such an old Redborough person," Ellen said, with a little pout: "Yes, Hester, your cousin is quite right," said Mrs. John, eagerly. "Hester," said Mrs. John appearing at the open door, "what do you mean "My old man," she said, "what do you know about the talk of girls? "Do you mind, Hester?" the old lady said in a little alarm, as having "No, indeed," said Hester, a little impatient; "but I should like to 48199 "What is that about Edward Vernon?" said Mrs. John, whose tranquil ear "You mean that men don''t like them," said Hester, with a smile; "but "I am always hearing the name of Edward Vernon," said Mrs. John; "you "That is a great relief to my mind," said Mrs. John, "for Catherine "I think a great deal about Catherine," she said. "So Princess Hester has not come with you," Catherine said. "It is Edward Vernon; may he come in?" Hester said. "Don''t come out, mother; I will open the door for Edward," she said. "Edward was a long time saying good-night," said Mrs. John. "Catherine Vernon does not look at all like dying," Hester said. would like that better," Catherine said; but she did not mean it, and of "Come with me, Hester, and talk to my old woman," he said. "We have all come down in the world," said Hester; "and Catherine most 4917 them; but promised to turn in his mind what Lord Cashel had said "Well, Kelly," said Lord Ballindine, "how does Dublin agree with you?" "I want to see Mrs Kelly," said Barry; "d''ye hear? added as he went to the door--"to tell the truth, Fanny, I think Lord "I don''t think," said he, "that your sister will be likely to come back "You had better go in to Miss Lynch, mother," said Martin, "and ask her when Mrs Kelly said, "Martin says as how the man can''t hurt you, Anty, "Stay a moment here, Martin," said Lord Ballindine. "Besides," said Martin, "I know Anty would wish to see him: he is her "I''m sure Miss Wyndham won''t think any such thing, my lady," said "Tierney, my lord," said the son, "was good enough to come down with "What do you think, Mr Armstrong?" said Lord Ballindine. 4947 So Alix said nothing when Cherry went to the window to-night, and knelt "How you garble things, Alix!" Anne said, giving her hand to Martin. Peter gave one long look at Martin and Cherry, who stood laughing, but "Dad," said Alix suddenly at the lunch table one day when Cherry "How long do you suppose Martin will let us have Cherry?" Alix asked. "Alix, would you like to know about her?" Peter said bravely. "I know!" Cherry said, a warm little hand quickly touching her sister''s. "Cherry, you''re prettier than ever!" Alix said, eyeing the white hands The next time that Cherry went into town, Alix did not go, and Peter, "Cherry, tell me that you care for me a little?" Peter said after "I''ve been with Alix and Peter for--for several weeks," Cherry said, "Martin''s somewhere about," Cherry said, as Peter joined her, and Alix 49621 first time in her life Agnes learned to think her father unjust and misery?" Clifford promised every thing she wished; and Agnes tried to yet heard my story," replied Agnes: "but you shall know who I am soon; it--" said Fanny with hesitation--"It is my child," replied Agnes, friend, Fanny''s respect yielded to affection, and, falling on Agnes''s "My dear Fanny," said Agnes, "I have a question to ask, and I charge you Agnes wore away great part of the night in telling Fanny her mournful Caroline, again coming forward, but was again driven back by Mr. Seymour, who, turning to Agnes, bade her claim shelter from the man for first, when Agnes returned from visiting her father, Fanny used to "_I_ can do nothing for your father," said he to Agnes (when he had "It is time to go home," said Agnes to him just as the day began to 50311 Gontran said: "My dear Christiane, let me introduce to you M. suddenly asked Gontran: "Do you know where the Oriols live?" Andermatt made no objection, and, as the day was declining, Oriol said the door she saw the Marquis chatting with Andermatt, Gontran, and Paul Christiane and Gontran joined the Marquis, Andermatt, and Paul, and But suddenly Gontran saw Doctor Honorat dancing away with all his heart brother, and Paul, went to look at what Gontran called "the poor man''s After breakfast, Christiane often went to look for the Oriol girls, so "Let us go and look for Christiane," said Gontran. Paul said to Gontran: "How pretty the little Oriol girls have become!" From that day forth Christiane and Paul appeared to favor Gontran''s Never had she thought that a man like Paul could love a little maid "Let him come," said Christiane, "whenever he likes. 514 "Have a good time, dearies!" said Mrs. March, as the sisters went my great-aunt, and a dear, cross old soul she is, too," answered Jo. Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question, but remembering just Laurie comes naturally by his love of music, for he is like his mother, little every day with Beth," said Mrs. March that evening. look like an angel in white," said Amy, brooding over the little store well enough for a little girl like me," said Meg. "We are prepared," said Mrs. March, smiling but looking a little admired, and I can''t help saying I like it," said Meg, looking half "I''ll go and tell Amy," said Meg, feeling a little hurt, yet rather "It looks like a fairy world," said Meg, smiling to herself, as she ornaments, Amy," said Mrs. March, looking at the plump little hand, 5140 "She''s going to come," said Miss Stanbury to Martha, holding the Mrs. Trevelyan had said a dozen times to her sister that her husband could not to have thought of coming," said Mrs. Trevelyan. "What a dear old woman!" said Nora, as they came away, having made "I think she takes quite enough upon herself, you know," said Mrs. Trevelyan. "Mamma tells me," said Dorothy, "that Mrs. Trevelyan and Miss Rowley "A gentleman!" said Mrs. Trevelyan, thinking in the first moment of "I suppose he is in love with Miss Rowley," said Mrs. Stanbury. "You can keep the letters, and show them to my husband," said Mrs. Trevelyan; "then he will know all about it." But Stanbury declined to "My dear, how can you think of such a thing!" said Mrs. Stanbury. "I don''t think he is come after all," said Miss Stanbury, looking 5247 "Sophia," said Constance, firmly, approaching the bed, "I wish you "Constance has told you--about leaving school?" said Mrs. Baines, in "You won''t want that tape-measure," said Mrs. Baines, dryly, as Mr. Povey dragged open the side-door. "What did I tell you, Constance?" said Mrs. Baines, turning to her "Sophia is coming, father," said Mrs. Baines at the open door of the "It''s for Sophia," said Mrs. Baines, with good cheer. "Sophia," said Mrs. Baines, with god-like calm, "it is not I who make "I made Miss Chetwynd come and talk to mother," said Sophia "Good morning, Miss Sophia," said he, hat in hand. "I shall fetch Constance and Sophia," said Mrs. Maddack, with tears in "Come, put your things together, and don''t keep me waiting," said Mrs. Baines, going past the table to the window, and lifting the blind to "Tell her about her new night-dress," said Mrs. Baines to Constance. 53522 hat that has seen better days, you can''t wonder at what my friend Mrs. Bell said after meeting you one wet day: ''Eh, puir auld buddy; she''s an "It''s odd how things come about," said Mrs. Douglas, as she put the "You are rather like her, Ann," said Mrs. Douglas. "Dear me, Ann!" Mrs. Douglas said, looking up from her "reading." "You "Once," said Ann, "I went somewhere to spend a day with Mrs. Dewar, and I don''t know what Mr. Webster was like in his home life, but that fat boy said to me very "Because," said Ann, "you always liked old people best, and made your "I liked when the Club was at our house," said Ann, "but I thought "Mother," said Ann, "did you ever give yourself good times? "Ann," said Mrs. Douglas, "I''ve just been thinking, you should tell "Mother," Ann said gently, "I think you can almost say Robbie''s letters 53864 Larrie had been carrying it for a long way and said it was quite time ''I shall shake you some day, Dot,'' Larrie said, ''shake you till your ''_Baby!_'' said Dot. She gathered it up in her little shaking arms, she Dot said the man was Larrie''s very counterpart; when she sang she on a table there was the ''Peacemaker.'' Larrie said the little girl was Dot, nor Larrie, nor Peggie, nor the little mother would have allowed it ''Not little tiny girls like Dot,'' urged mother, ''you mustn''t be hard on ''You _dear_ little girl,'' Larrie said. ''You''re a bad wife, Dot,'' Larrie said, fully persuaded she was. ''Well?'' said Larrie, ''I''m waiting, Dot, are you going to give it up?'' ''No, I shall be glad,'' said Dot. Peggie came in to know if they wanted hot water, or if the master would 541 looks a little bare to old-fashioned eyes," Mrs. Welland had explained, "Good-bye; come and see me some day," she said, still looking at Archer. No one alluded to Ellen Olenska; but Archer knew that Mrs. Welland was "It''s a pity the Beauforts asked her," Mrs. Archer said gently. "Oh, necessarily; Beaufort is a vulgar man," said Mrs. Archer. that Olenska woman''s comings and goings I don''t see," Mrs. Archer "Janey!" said her mother; and Miss Archer blushed and tried to look Mrs. Archer and her son and daughter, like every one else in New York, "It''s just my old-fashioned feeling; dear May is my ideal," said Mrs. Archer. Archer had left St. Augustine charged with many messages for old Mrs. Mingott; and a day or two after his return to town he called on her. As Mrs. Archer said, it made "another thing of London" to know Mrs. Carfry and Miss Harle; and by the time that Newland became engaged the 6095 "I beg, good woman," said Miss Matthews, "you would talk on some other "However, madam," said Mr. Booth, "I now undertook to deceive Amelia. Amelia said faintly to me, ''Mr. Booth, you use me very ill; you desire power."--"You need not," cried Miss Matthews.--"Oh, happy Amelia! From what trifles, dear Miss Matthews," cried Booth, "may some of our Here Miss Matthews laughed; of which Booth begged to know the reason: Miss Matthews, who had long understood the keeper no better than Mr. Booth, no sooner heard his meaning explained than she was fired with "Nay, nay, dear Miss Matthews," answered Booth, "you must and shall "Well, madam," cries Booth, "I think I was mentioning the "Why then, I do assure you, Miss Matthews," cries Booth, "I scarce little conversation, Booth said, "My dear colonel, I am sure I must be goodness, my dear," answered Amelia, "but I cannot think of leaving my 6096 Mrs. Ellison no sooner saw him than she said, "Pray, Mr. Booth, little reason to be dissatisfied with your behaviour?" "Indeed, Mrs. Booth," answered the other lady, "you surprize me very much; if there said, "I ask your pardon, dear Mrs. Ellison; but Mr. Booth hath been very great lengths; for Booth was of a waggish inclination, and Mrs. Ellison was not a lady of the nicest delicacy. "Can you mention love, my dear colonel," cried Booth, "and such a strange a question?" cries Mrs. Ellison: "how little do you know of observed that Amelia had conceived an extraordinary affection for Mrs. Bennet, which had still encreased every time she saw her; she thought Amelia acquainted Mrs. Ellison with the good opinion she had conceived my dear Mrs. Ellison," answered Amelia, "do you think happiness "O yes!" answered Mrs. Ellison, "Mr. Booth, I know, is a very good 6097 When the colonel and doctor were gone, Booth acquainted Amelia with "You speak like an angel, my dear Doctor Harrison," answered Amelia: "There, my dear!" cries Booth; "I knew what opinion the doctor would "Nay, doctor," cries Amelia, "you shall never persuade me of that. "Nay, dear doctor," cries Booth, "I am convinced my Amelia will never The doctor then, turning to Booth, said, "I hope, captain, you have a "Nay, child, you shall not refuse Mrs. James," said Booth. "Indeed, Booth," cries Mrs. James, "this good woman of yours is another room, so that he knew nothing of it; so that what Mrs. Atkinson had now said only brought to his mind the doctor''s letter to "You will excuse me, sir," said Booth; "but I think no man can be too "You know, my dear," cries Booth, "that the doctor is to be in town what Mrs. Booth?" cries the doctor. 619 Eleanor Harding has not plighted her troth to John Bold, nor has she, Nor is there any good reason why Eleanor Harding should not love John "Pray, Mr Harding--pray don''t let me disturb you," said Bold; "you "I''ve knowed Job Skulpit, man and boy, sixty years," said Bunce, "I think Sir Abraham will not be long in letting Master Bold know what day following, John Bold met Miss Harding in one of the quiet, sombre, "Yes," said the archdeacon; "Sir Abraham has given most minute "What a question for a man to ask!" said the archdeacon, throwing up "Would you like Bunce to come in, papa?" said Eleanor, thinking that Eleanor Harding should appeal, on behalf of her father, to Bold''s "Oh, Mr Bold," said Eleanor, "do not speak so; I ask nothing for Harding will return," said the bishop; "and if we cannot, it will be 6331 ''I don''t think he would have let me, Wilmet,'' said Felix, looking up; ''That is a very good boy,'' the father could not help saying to Mr. Audley, as, on quitting the churchyard, Felix exclaiming, ''Papa, may I ''Why,'' said Felix, looking down, ''our little ones all wanted to have ''Why not?'' said Cherry, a little ruffled at even Felix wishing Papa had ''She is a jolly sort of girl,'' said Felix; ''not like ours, you know, ''Bad rhyme, Lance,'' said Felix, who could bear these things much better ''Sister Constance,'' said Wilmet, ''I don''t think you or Mr. Audley know ''Mamma looks cheery,'' said Felix, coming into the little back room ''I know a little about it, Lance,'' said Felix, sitting down on the ''Poor dear little Cherry!'' said Felix to Mr. Audley, after helping her would you not like to have a good look, Cherry?'' said Lance. 6352 "Suppose _Uncle Nat_ should happen to come home, and Dora should tell There were bitter tears shed at the parting next morning in Mrs. Grannis''s humble room, for Dora felt that the friends to whom she was of course Mrs. Hastings will eventually know that you mean Dora." "Are the young ladies at home?" asked Mrs. Hastings; and Dora, who had how much Dora admired Mrs. Hastings, spoke of that lady''s beautiful said that Mrs. Hastings "needn''t think strange if Dora called _her_ "Mother was not," answered Dora, and Ella continued, "But she was good, "She''s with Dora, I presume," answered Eugenia; and Mrs. Grey "A letter from Uncle Nat--directed to Dora, too!" and Eugenia grew "So Eugenia sent you for that book?" she said, when told of Dora''s "It''s Dora, not Eugenia," said Mrs. Leah, and instantly the whole this Mrs. Deane did not know; and remembering what Eugenia had said, 6884 Madeleine Talbot at this time was very happy, or, at least, too busy to Langdon Masters arrived in San Francisco during Madeleine''s third Such was Langdon Masters when he came to San Francisco and Madeleine To him, a far better judge of men than of women, Langdon Masters was seen a good many women in love in her time. end!" And for the first time in her life she felt like fainting. Madeleine sat at the end of the long double room behind a table and Masters turned after a time and his face looked as old as Talbot''s. imitation of the old Madeleine Talbot, and even mentioned Masters'' name he was leaving San Francisco for good and all, he looked like a man who man like Masters can quit cold no matter how far he has gone if the that Madeleine was in love with Langdon Masters. 7118 little dead sister," Mrs. Wix ended by saying, and Maisie, all in least afraid she''ll stickle this time for her rights." Maisie knew Mrs. Farange had gone abroad, for she had had weeks and weeks before a letter Mrs. Wix looked for a moment hard at Maisie, and then, turning again to all struck Maisie as a crowded brilliant life, with, for the time, Mrs. Beale and Susan Ash simply "left out" like children not invited to a the day Sir Claude came for her, she had been vaguely grateful to Mrs. Wix for not attempting, as her mother had attempted, to put her through. "I''m afraid," said Sir Claude, smiling, "that that will be Mrs. Beale''s Mrs. Beale clearly was, like Sir Claude, on Maisie''s, and papa, it was Mrs. Beale turned lovely eyes to Sir Claude. 7467 my good fellow," the shrewd old Mentor of those days would say, "Mrs. Newcome''s parties are not altogether select; nor is she a lady of the old woman''s time, and Mr. Newcome''s--the father of these young men--as "It''s my father, John," said Clive; "my aunt will see Colonel Newcome." "Did I hear aright, sir, from Mrs. Miles," he said, "and have I the honour of speaking to Colonel Newcome?" "I try to do my best, Colonel Newcome," said the lady of the house. young man!" cries Newcome; "I should think if I don''t know the world at "As we went out of the house," Lord Kew told Clive, "I said to Barnes "My good young man, I think it is time you were off," Lady Kew said, "Ethel, my dear, here is Mr. Clive Newcome, who has come to bid us all good-bye." The little girls 7702 Parson Dale and Squire Hazeldean parted company; the latter to inspect "Never mind me," said the parson, as Mrs. Fairfield dropped her quick "Upon my word, Dr. Riccabocca," said Mr. Dale, smiling, "you come in good "True; but the donkey!" said the parson; "I''ve a great mind to buy it." "He said that three-quarters of an hour ago, Charles dear," retorted Mrs. Dale, taking the arm of Dr. Riccabocca. "Poor man!" said Mrs. Dale, feelingly; "and the button was off his thereof, sent the squire back to Mrs. Hazeldean a much soberer man than Why, surely, Mr. Dale," said Mrs. Hazeldean, with spirit, heart, liked Miss Jemima better than Mrs. Hazeldean, of whom she was squire''s lady;" Mrs. Hazeldean said, "Mrs. Dale was the last person in "That''s really a sweet little dog of yours, Jemima," said Mrs. Dale, who said Frank, taking the squire''s hand. 7703 "Is this the village of Rood?" asked Frank of a stout young man breaking "The poor have a right of common, I suppose," said Frank, surveying a "Frank Hazeldean''s voice," said he; "I should like to see him, Mother." "You will go, Randal?" said Mrs. Leslie, after a pause. "Dear Randal," said Mrs. Leslie, fondly kissing him on the forehead, him from a Leslie; that man is my patron, Oliver, and he--is very good to His fellow-burghers evidently regarded him with great respect; and Mr. Egerton had penetration enough to perceive that Mr. Mayor must be a rich arm, and said, "I think I speak to a man of the world, sir?" On the other hand, no man likes to build, or rebuild, a great public work "But," said poor Mrs. Leslie, with tears in her eyes, "it would be a "Oh, you be young Squire Leslie," said the farmer, more respectfully, and 7704 a young gentleman, and going to visit the squire; and so Nick Stirn--" "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny''s shoulder, Hazeldean), moistened eyes glanced at the squire''s sun-burned manly face, As Stirn whispered, the squire''s face grew long, Riccabocca''s intercession, the parson was come to upbraid and the squire once, and his mother approved it; and the second or third day after Dr. Riccabocca''s return to the Casino, Lenny Fairfield presented himself on "My child," said the doctor, taking Lenny by the hand, and looking at him desire to speed the car of Miss Jemima to its hymeneal goal, was Mrs. Dale so cruel towards her male friend, Dr. Riccabocca, as she seemed to Lenny had been incarcerated in the stocks, the parish of Hazeldean was "Poor Stirn!" said the squire, in a tone that evinced complacency, not "My dear Mr. Hazeldean," said the parson, taking his friend''s hand, "I 7705 "Yes, my dear," said my mother, trying her best to look stately, "I am "I dare say a philosopher like Signor Riccabocca," said my uncle, "was Mrs. Riccabocca was touched, and had the good sense to perceive that man, woman." Mrs. Dale liked her best when she was gay, and said "she was At that moment up came Jackeymo: and Violante, pointing to Leonard, said, "Lenny," said Riccabocca, "my young lady has been telling me that she has "Good!" said, or rather grunted, an approving voice, but neither Mrs. Avenel nor the parson heard it. "My dear Mrs. Avenel," said the parson, coaxingly, "the cost need not be "Sir," said--Mrs. Avenel, interrupting the parson, "it is not because my and if Leonard Fairfield comes to be a great man, he will never find such "The great thing, in the mean while," said the parson, "would be to 7706 "Well," said Richard, "I am not the sort of man you expected, eh? Richard Avenel never said anything more true. said Richard Avenel; "and now look down the High Street!" He took the "Digby, old fellow, can you lend me L100?" said Lord L''Estrange, clapping "Avenel is not a bad name," said Mrs. M''Catchley. "Present him, my love; I like clever people," said Mrs. M''Catchley, "Sir!" said Mrs. M''Catchley, startled, and lifting her glass. "A very fine young man your nephew, sir," resumed Mrs. M'' Catchley. "You are very kind, sir," said poor Mr. Digby; "I am ashamed to--" his Richard Avenel was a man to do a thing well when he set about it,-Mr. Richard Avenel not only gave that /dejeune dansant/ in honour of Mrs. M''Catchley, but he had fixed in his heart of hearts upon that occasion "What do you mean, sir?" said Richard Avenel, in a very portentous growl. 7707 Leonard and his mother found their way to a small public-house that lay "Poor child!" said Leonard, in a half whisper,--"he is not there. way, sir." Leonard lowered his knapsack, stepped into the passage, with "Poor man," said Leonard, wiping his eyes. "Shall we be as happy when we are great?" said Leonard, in his grand "Except the young lady you told me of," said Helen, turning away her "Take care, sir," cried Leonard; for the man, in stepping back, nearly over his shoulder full at Leonard--"why then, young sir, he would know "Well, sir," said Leonard, rising, "Heaven will give me strength to Leonard leaned his face on his hands, and for the first time in his life Leonard placed his own hand on the doctor''s firmly, and said, in a fierce "Sir," said Leonard, with a strange calm return to the things about him, 7708 Blanche here leaned both hands on my father''s chair, and said, looking Your servant, sir, young man, come and talk." "That is a clever man," said Harley L''Estrange. life, after shaking hands with Burley, approached, and said, with some "Shall I keep the purse again, Leonard?" said Helen, coaxingly. "Speak to me in future, kind Mrs. Smedley," said Helen, with the air of a of the other half; and though a good-natured, warm-hearted man, felt talk, sir." Leonard meanwhile had got Helen out of the room into her "Mr. Egerton," said the young man, with a voice that slightly trembled "Nero, sir, come here," said Harley. And then Helen, raising her eyes, said, "But Leonard is my brother--more newspaper, Randal said, "Ahem, sir, I have a note from Frank Hazeldean, "My dear sir," said Randal, "you wrote word to Frank that you had heard And Leonard, and Harley, and Helen? 7709 "My sister," replied the count, "do I look like a man who saved? "But who communicates no secrets to living man," said Randal, almost "Rely on me, sir," said Randal; "but I should think this poor doctor can "My dear Frank," said Randal, "you--you are so brusque, and I was just "I thought," said Randal, "that your father''s last supply, of which I was "Do me the favour, Frank," said Randal, waiting patiently till this reply "Ha, Randal, boy," said Mr. Leslie, looking up lazily, "how d'' ye do? So Randal looked at him in surprise, and said, "Do you, Sir?---why?" moments in silence, as if expecting Randal to speak, said, with affected RANDAL.--"I know little of the Count of Peschiera save from the current "Ah, William," said she, anxiously, "though certainly Randal Leslie means "I hope he is really Frank''s friend," said Mrs. Hazeldean. "Good, faithful fellow," said Randal, examining the man''s face, "say on. 7710 "He certainly eats a great deal, does Pompey!" said Mrs. Riccabocca, The eyes of Franzini, Count of Peschiera, and Randal Leslie no sooner met "As a man of the world, then, I own," said the count, playing with the "I like your young friend prodigiously," said the count, yawning. round the count, turned to Randal, and said, "Can you tell me if a Levy''s voice, the baron said to his companion, "A young man in the first "That young man will make a figure some day," said the baron. "Let me see the future wife of Harley L''Estrange," said Egerton, without last I said to myself, ''Harley L''Estrange, thy time has come. "My mother," said Harley L''Estrange, looking up, "I present to you my "I like the young man very well," said the sage,--"very well indeed. "You don''t look like a dancing man," said Avenel, turning to the wit, who 7711 With these words, Harley turned the young man''s narrative into new "Father," said Violante, colouring, "it is your friend, Lord L''Estrange; VIOLANTE (turning to Helen, and in a very low voice, resolved that Harley "Our friend Leonard," said Riccabocca, turning his eye also towards the "Helen does not know what the word ''heroic'' means," said Harley, rather "Nay," said Lady Lansmere, in the same tone, "Harley must stay, for my could receive in the drawing-room of that grand house the great Mrs. Hazeldean, who had so lectured her for refusing to live any longer in the "Why," said Lady Lansmere, surprised, "Helen is quite as young as Audley, as he said the last words, put his hand on Randal''s shoulder, "Yes," said Mrs. Avenel, hooking in a word at last, "I am sure, Mr. Leslie, you will think I did right. "I have just been at our friend Levy''s," said Randal, when he and Dick 7712 Squire, come here--your old friend, Leonard "Not that, sir," said Leonard, smiling; "but the world has thriven with "All I can answer, Audley," said L''Estrange, with a thoughtful brow, "is, "Excellent good man," said Randal, "but not with sufficient knowledge of In a word, Audley looked still the man for whom some young female heart SQUIRE (leaving Randal''s arm and seizing Levy''s).--"Were you speaking of BARON.--"My dear Leslie, a man of Mr. Hazeldean''s time of life cannot "Audley Egerton," said Beatrice, lifting her dark, moistened eyes, "you Nora Avenel had fled from the boyish love of Harley L''Estrange, This interlude in the life of a man like Audley Egerton could Levy, who had known from Lady Jane of Harley''s pursuit of Nora, had "Poor Nora," said Egerton, sighing, "she will think this answer brief and said: "In Egerton''s world, man holds it far more dishonour to betray a 7713 "I damage my character!--and for a Count Peschiera!" said Randal, opening Then said Randal, gravely, "If one whom you honour with a tender thought "Strange!" said Randal, "that a man like your correspondent should fear "I don''t know," said Randal, with his low soft laugh; "I fear many men, "True," said Randal, "you told me Frank had a share in Lord L''Estrange''s "Honest man!" said Harley; and his hand griped at the breast over which As Harley entered London, he came suddenly upon Randal Leslie, who was Blue interest,--Audley Egerton and Randal Leslie; and Levy,--chief among "Mr. Leslie," said Lord L''Estrange, one day, "the duke has confided to me upon the man who, Harley had often said, was dear to him as a brother. with Levy, and hastening to Randal, laid hand on the young man''s "You read well the heart of man," said Harley; "and I have owned to you 7890 "Look at that," he said, handing the letter to Iris. Now at one time, and now at another, Iris had heard of Lord Harry''s Joshua''s brush has been guilty of flattery or not." He turned to Mrs. Vimpany, and attempted to look into her life from a new point of view. _you_ tell Mrs. Vimpany you knew Lord Harry?" Iris made no reply; her Mountjoy answered a little too readily: "I think it related to Mrs. Vimpany." "But we may hope to meet in London," Iris reminded her; "unless Mr. Vimpany alters his mind about leaving this place." "I was told I should find you," Lord Harry said, "with Miss Henley, at at Mr. Vimpany''s house, and had asked for Iris, the doctor had got rid Lord Harry began to look like a happy man, for the first time since he Iris looked at Lord Harry''s friend without attempting to conceal her 8157 Demon threw his arms round Esther, and seizing her hands, said, "Now yer a Esther looked at her one moment, then she said, "Very well, mother, to the race-horses, and Esther saw on Mrs. Barfield''s face a look of "Good evening, Mrs. Randal," said Esther, glad to find someone to speak William said, "Let her sulk," and he went out with Sarah; and when Esther "Come, Esther, see how Julia is getting on," said Mrs. Saunders; "she "No, no," said Mrs. Saunders, "Esther ain''t well--she ''as come up for ''er Esther, whose breast was like a little cup, Mrs. Rivers said, "I hope you "Yes, I hear," said Esther, speaking like one in a dream; "don''t she care "This is just like old times," said William, moving a little closer. William asked Esther what she''d take to drink, and Mr. Leopold looked at his watch and said he must be getting home. 8558 As he spoke he looked closely at Gervaise; he saw her eyes were red Many times Gervaise had waited for Lantier in the room of this woman day arrived; Gervaise and Coupeau sat together and talked, happy that Gervaise who, she said, was as neat as a pin and worked like a tiger. "I should think Coupeau would feel rather queer!" said Mme Lorilleux Gervaise was between Lorilleux and Madinier, and Coupeau between Mme moment Mme Boche saw Gervaise coming toward her with little Nana "What a melting day!" said Gervaise, who was stooping over a great "And mine," said Gervaise, "is Coupeau." "You have come just in time for a cup of hot coffee," said Gervaise Mme Coupeau, whose tongue was a little thick, said: "Your mother likes me no longer," said Gervaise in a low voice. "Look!" said Gervaise suddenly. When Gervaise went back to her room she found Coupeau sitting on the 8600 "I''m afraid I''ve kept you waiting rather a long time," said Coupeau, On Friday night, the eve of the great day, Gervaise and Coupeau had Gervaise would turn her head a little to smile brightly at Coupeau, who Monsieur Madinier now gave his arm to Madame Lorilleux, mother Coupeau But Coupeau, seeing the anxious look on Gervaise''s face in front of him, without looking round, at such a rate, that Gervaise and Coupeau got On the day on which Nana was three years old, Coupeau, on returning home On the day the Coupeaus went to sign their lease, Gervaise felt her Mother Coupeau had placed five glasses on a corner of the work-table Mother Coupeau and Gervaise talked of the Lorilleuxs whilst they laid "Come, Madame Boche," said Gervaise, coaxingly, "a little more salad. "I know your mother doesn''t like me," Gervaise said in a low voice. 8954 But this was love�this fever, this longing, this restless, uncertain, miserable hesitation; these cruel fears that his age was an insurmountable barrier to his happiness; this sick hatred of his white beard; this frenzied wish to be young again, with glistening raven hair, and a slim waist, such as he had twenty years before; these, wakeful nights and melancholy days, so gloriously brightened if he chanced to catch a glimpse of her sweet face behind the window curtains, as he drove past the surgeon''s house; all these signs gave token of the truth, and told only too plainly that, at the sober age of fifty-five, Sir Michael Audley had fallen ill of the terrible fever called love. 9366 "Jenny must come," Mamma said, "and take Mary away." Mary loved old Jenny next to Mamma and Mark; and she loved the white bed into Papa''s place and said "Good morning, Mamma!" Roddy and Dank said you ought to hate Uncle Edward and Pidgeon and Mrs. Fisher, and not to like Aunt Bella very much, even if she was Mamma''s "A man with a face like that," Aunt Charlotte said, "oughtn''t to _be_ in Mamma said in her soft voice, "Big girls don''t cry because it''s bed-time. "If," he said, "they''d let Papa marry Mamma when he wanted to, I might Roddy''s face, beautiful, like Mamma''s, his mouth, white at the She hated Roddy when he said things like that about Mamma. "She is not in the least like Mark," Mamma said. Mamma said he had only gone because he thought you''d like "I should like to know what I _can_ talk about," said Mamma. 9603 Madame Wang likewise took a seat at old lady Chia''s instance; and the Dowager lady Chia, having inquired of Tai-yü what books she was reading, with them, when dowager lady Chia also sent some one to say that, "Mrs. Hsüeh should be asked to put up in the mansion in order that a greater Chou Jui''s wife thereupon came over to dowager lady Chia''s room on this dowager lady Chia; but when Pao-yü heard where she was going, he also sight of Chia Jung come in to pay his respects, which prompted Pao-yü to Lady Feng also got up, said good-bye, and hand in hand with Pao-yü, they A waiting-maid sent by dowager lady Chia came in, meanwhile, to ask what Mrs. Yu, having asked Chia Jung to come round, told him to direct Lai Pao-yü would not agree to this, and dowager lady Chia gave orders to get 9963 "Oh, papa; no; you know I mean Miss Stevens," Elsie answered in a tone "But Miss Rose loves me, papa; I am sure she does," she said, Good-night, dear little Elsie." She rose, and Mr. Dinsmore, to Elsie, which her father allowed her to answer in a little note "You forget Elsie, father," said Horace, putting his arm round his "I hope not, papa," she said, with a loving look into the eyes that great an effort, won''t you?" he said, smiling up into Elsie''s face. "You are better this morning?" Elsie said with a glad look up I''m afraid it''s near dinner-time," said Elsie, turning away from the "Yes, dear auntie," Elsie answered, giving her a look of loving "Ah," said Elsie, "I think Mrs. Carrington has always looked at me They were quiet again for a little; then Elsie said, "Papa, I want to