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listening eagerly�察�and growing rapidly。 

     ;No�察─�said Philip�察�meekly。           ;But then the Pasteur was short�察�and his 

brother was a dwarf。; 

     ;When Lili found that she could reach the ceiling from Mr。 Malbone's 

shoulder�察─�said Emilia�察 �she asked no more。; 

     ;Then you   knew the   pastor's family  also�察�my  child�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�

looking at her kindly and a little keenly。 

     ;I was allowed to go there sometimes�察─�she began�察�timidly。 

     ;To    meet    her  American      Cousin�察─    �interrupted    Philip。    ;I   got  some 

relaxation in   the   rules   of   the   school。   But�察�Aunt   Jane�察  �you   have   told   us 

nothing about your health。; 

     ;There   is   nothing   to   tell�察─  �she   answered。   ;I   should   like�察  �if   it   were 

convenient�察�to be a little better。        But in this life�察�if one can walk across the 

floor�察�and not be an idiot�察�it is something。 That is all I aim at。; 

     ;Isn't   it   rather   tiresome�拭─  �said   Emilia�察  �as   the   elder   lady  happened   to 

look at her。 

     ;Not at all�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�composedly。               ;I naturally fall back into 

happiness�察�when left to myself。; 

     ;So you have returned to the house of your fathers�察─�said Philip。                      ;I 

hope you like it。; 

     ;It   is  commonplace         in  one   respect�察─   �said   Aunt     Jane。    ;General 

Washington once slept here。; 

     ;Oh� ─�said Philip。       ;It is one of that class of houses�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said she。       ;There is not a village in America that has not half a 

dozen   of   them�察  �not   counting   those   where   he   only   breakfasted。   Did   ever 

man   sleep   like   that   man�拭    �What   else   could   he   ever   have   done�拭  �Who 

governed�察�I wonder�察�while he was asleep�拭                �How he must have travelled� �

The   swiftest   horse   could   scarcely   have   carried   him   from   one   of   these 



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houses to another。; 

     ;I never was attached to the memory of Washington�察─�meditated Philip�察�

;but I always thought it was the pear´tree。 It must have been that he was 

such a very unsettled person。; 

     ;He certainly was not what is called a domestic character�察─�said Aunt 

Jane。 

     ;I   suppose   you   are�察  �Miss   Maxwell�察─  �said   Philip。    ;Do   you   often   go 

out�拭─�

     ;Sometimes�察�to drive�察─  �said Aunt Jane。            ;Yesterday  I went   shopping 

with Kate�察�and sat in the carriage while she bought under´sleeves enough 

for   a   centipede。   It   is   always   so   with   that   child。   People   talk   about   the 

trouble   of   getting   a   daughter   ready   to   be   married�察  �but   it   is   like   being 

married once a month to live with her。; 

     ;I   wonder   that   you   take   her   to   drive   with   you�察─  �suggested   Philip�察�

sympathetically。 

     ;It is a great deal worse to drive without her�察─�said the impetuous lady。 

;She is the only person who lets me enjoy things�察�and now I cannot enjoy 

them in her absence。         Yesterday I drove alone over the three beaches�察�and 

left her at home with a dress´maker。 Never did I see so many lines of surf�察�

but   they   only   seemed   to   me   like   some   of   Kate's   ball´dresses�察  �with   the 

prevailing flounces�察�six deep。          I was so enraged that she was not there�察�I 

wished to cover my face with my handkerchief。 By the third beach I was 

ready for the madhouse。; 

     ;Is Oldport a pleasant place to live in�拭─�asked Emilia�察�eagerly。 

     ;It is amusing in the summer�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �though the society is 

nothing   but   a   pack   of   visiting´cards。   In   winter   it   is   too   dull   for   young 

people�察�and only suits quiet old women like me�察�who merely live here to 

keep the Ten Commandments and darn their stockings。; 

     Meantime the   children   were   aiming at   Emilia�察 �whose butterfly  looks 

amazed   and   charmed   them�察  �but   who   evidently  did not   know   what   to   do 

with their eager affection。 

     ;I know about you�察─�said little Helen�察 �I know what you said when you 

were little。; 



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     ;Did I say anything�拭─�asked Emilia�察�carelessly。 

     ;Yes�察─  �replied   the   child�察  �and   began   to   repeat   the   oft´told   domestic 

tradition in an accurate way�察�as if it were a school lesson。 ;Once you had 

been naughty�察�and your papa thought it his duty to slap you�察�and you cried�察�

and he told you in French�察�because he always spoke French with you�察�that 

he did not punish you for his own pleasure。 Then you stopped crying�察�and 

asked�察�'Pour le plaisir de qui alors��' That means 'For whose pleasure then��' 

Hope said it was a droll question for a little girl to ask。; 

     ;I do not think it was Emilia who asked that remarkable question�察�little 

girl�察─�said Kate。 

     ;I dare say it was�察─�said Emilia�察 �I have been asking it all my life。; Her 

eyes grew very moist�察�what with fatigue and excitement。 But just then�察�as 

is apt to happen in this world�察�they were all suddenly recalled from tears to 

tea�察�and the children smothered their curiosity in strawberries and cream。 

     They sat again beside the western door�察�after tea。               The young moon 

came   from   a   cloud   and   dropped   a   broad   path   of   glory   upon   the   bay�察  �a 

black yacht glided noiselessly in�察�and anchored amid this tract of splendor。 

The     shadow     of  its  masts    was    on  the   luminous     surface�察   �while   their 

reflection lay at a different angle�察�and seemed to penetrate far below。 Then 

the departing steamer went flashing across this bright realm with gorgeous 

lustre�察�its red   and green lights   were doubled in the paler   waves�察�its  four 

reflected   chimneys   chased   each   other   among   the   reflected   masts。   This 

jewelled wonder passing�察�a single fishing´boat drifted silently by�察�with its 

one dark sail�察�and then the moon and the anchored yacht were left alone。 

     Presently some of the luggage came from the wharf。 Malbone brought 

out    presents    for  everybody�察     �then   all  the   family    went   to   Europe    in 

photographs�察�and with some reluctance came back to America for bed。 



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                                CHAPTER II。 



                                   PLACE AUX DAMES� �

     IN every town there is one young maiden who is the universal favorite�察�

who belongs to all sets and is made an exception to all family feuds�察�who 

is the confidante of all girls and the adopted sister of all young men�察�up to 

the time   when   they  respectively  offer themselves to   her�察 �and   ag
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