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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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