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was     hers。   Only     the  microscopic      pencil   of   a  miniature´painter      could 

portray those slender eyebrows�察�that arched caressingly over the beautiful 

eyes��or the silky hair of darkest chestnut that crept in a wavy line along 

the temples�察�as if longing to meet the brows��or those unequalled lashes� �

;Unnecessarily long�察─�Aunt Jane afterwards pronounced them�察�while Kate 

had   to   admit   that   they   did   indeed   give   Emilia   an   overdressed   look   at 

breakfast�察    �and   that  she   ought   to  have    a  less  showy   set    to  match    her 

morning costume。 

     But what was most irresistible about Emilia��that which we all noticed 

in this interview�察�and which haunted us all thenceforward��was a certain 

wild�察�entangled look she wore�察�as of some untamed out´door thing�察�and a 

kind of pathetic lost sweetness in her voice�察�which made her at once and 

forever a heroine of romance with the children。 Yet she scarcely seemed to 

heed their existence�察�and only submitted to the kisses of Hope and Kate as 

if that were a part of the price of coming home�察�and she must pay it。 

     Had she been alone�察�there might have been an awkward pause�察�for if 

you   expect   a   cousin�察  �and   there   alights   a   butterfly   of   the   tropics�察  �what 

hospitality   can   you   offer�拭    �But   no   sense   of   embarrassment   ever   came 

near Malbone�察�especially with the children to swarm over him and claim 

him for their own。 Moreover�察�little Helen got in the first remark in the way 



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of serious conversation。 

     ;Let   me   tell   him   something� ─  �said   the   child。    ;Philip�   �that   doll   of 

mine that you used to know�察�only think� �she was sick and died last summer�察�

and went into the rag´bag。 And the other split down the back�察�so there was 

an end of her。; 

     Polar ice would have been thawed by this reopening of communication。 

Philip soon had the little maid on his shoulder��the natural throne of all 

children��and they went in together to greet Aunt Jane。 

     Aunt Jane was the head of the house��a lady who had spent more than 

fifty years in educating her brains and battling with her ailments。 She had 

received from her parents a considerable inheritance in the way of whims�察�

and   had   nursed   it   up   into   a   handsome   fortune。   Being   one   of   the   most 

impulsive of human beings�察�she was naturally one of the most entertaining�察�

and behind all her eccentricities there was a fund of the soundest sense and 

the tenderest   affection。  She had seen   much   and varied   society�察 �had   been 

greatly    admired     in   her  youth�察   �but   had   chosen    to   remain    unmarried。 

Obliged by her physical condition to make herself the first object�察�she was 

saved from utter selfishness by sympathies as democratic as her personal 

habits were exclusive。        Unexpected and commonly fantastic in her doings�察�

often    dismayed      by   small    difficulties�察  �but   never    by   large   ones�察  �she 

sagaciously administered the affairs of all those around her��planned their 

dinners and their marriages�察�fought out their bargains and their feuds。 

     She hated   everything irresolute or   vague�察�people   might play  at   cat's´ 

cradle or study Spinoza�察�just as they pleased�察�but�察�whatever they did�察�they 

must give their minds to it。 She kept house from an easy´chair�察�and ruled 

her dependants   with severity  tempered   by  wit�察  �and   by  the   very  sweetest 

voice in which reproof was ever uttered。              She never praised them�察�but if 

they did anything particularly well�察�rebuked them retrospectively�察�asking 

why     they    had   never    done    it  well    before�拭    �But    she    treated   them 

munificently�察  �made   all   manner   of   plans   for   their   comfort�察  �and   they   all 

thought her the wisest and wittiest of the human race。 So did the youths 

and    maidens     of   her  large   circle�察  �they   all  came    to  see   her�察 �and   she 

counselled�察  �admired�察  �scolded�察  �and   petted   them   all。   She   had   the   gayest 



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spirits�察�and an unerring eye for the ludicrous�察�and she spoke her mind with 

absolute   plainness   to    all   comers。   Her   intuitions   were   instantaneous     as 

lightning�察�and�察�like that�察�struck very often in the wrong place。                She was 

thus extremely unreasonable and altogether charming。 

     Such was the lady whom Emilia and Malbone went up to greet��the 

one shyly�察�the other with an easy assurance�察�such as she always disliked。 

Emilia submitted to another kiss�察�while Philip pressed Aunt Jane's hand�察�as 

he pressed all women's�察�and they sat down。 

     ;Now begin to tell your adventures�察─�said Kate。               ;People always tell 

their adventures till tea is ready。; 

     ;Who can have any adventures left�察─�said Philip�察 �after such letters as I 

wrote you all�拭─�

     ;Of which we got precisely one� ─�said Kate。               ;That made it such an 

event�察  �after   we   had   wondered   in   what   part   of   the   globe   you   might   be 

looking   for   the   post´office�   �It   was   like   finding   a   letter   in   a   bottle�察  �or 

disentangling a person from the Dark Ages。; 

     ;I   was   at   Neuchatel   two   months�察  �but   I   had   no   adventures。   I   lodged 

with a good Pasteur�察�who taught me geology and German。; 

     ;That is suspicious�察─�said Kate。         ;Had he a daughter passing fair�拭─�

     ;Indeed he had。; 

     ;And   you   taught   her   English�拭    �That   is   what   these   beguiling   youths 

always do in novels。; 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;What was her name�拭─�

     ;Lili。; 

     ;What a pretty name�         �How old was she�拭─�

     ;She was six。; 

     ;O Philip� ─�cried Kate�察 �but I might have known it。 Did she love you 

very much�拭─�

     Hope   looked   up�察  �her   eyes   full   of   mild   reproach   at   the   possibility   of 

doubting any child's love for Philip。          He had been her betrothed for more 

than a year�察�during which time she had habitually seen him wooing every 

child he had met as if it were a woman��which�察�for Philip�察�was saying a 



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great deal。 Happily they had in common the one trait of perfect amiability�察�

and she knew no more how to be jealous than he to be constant。 

     ;Lili was easily won�察─�he said。           ;Other things being equal�察�people of 

six prefer that man who is tallest。; 

     ;Philip    is   not   so   very   tall�察─  �said   the   eldest   of   the   boys�察  �who  was 

listening eagerly�察�and growing rapidly。 

     ;No�察─�said Philip�察�meekl
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