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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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