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                              CHAPTER XVI。 



                                ON THE STAIRS。 

     AUGUST         drew   toward     its  close�察 �and    guests   departed    from    the 

neighborhood。 

     ;What     a  short  little  thing  summer     is�察─ �meditated    Aunt    Jane�察  �and 

butterflies are caterpillars most of the time after all。 How quiet it seems。 

The wrens whisper in their box above the window�察�and there has not been 

a blast   from the   peacock   for a   week。 He   seems   ashamed of   the   summer 

shortness of his tail。 He keeps glancing at it over his shoulder to see if it is 

not looking better than yesterday�察�while the staring eyes of the old tail are 

in the bushes all about。; 

     ;Poor�察�dear little thing� ─�said coaxing Katie。          ;Is she tired of autumn�察�

before it is begun�拭─�

     ;I am never tired of anything�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �except my maid Ruth�察�

and I should not be tired of her�察�if it had pleased Heaven to endow her with 

sufficient   strength   of   mind   to   sew   on   a   button。   Life   is   very   rich   to   me。 

There is always something new in every season�察�though to be sure I cannot 

think   what   novelty  there   is   just   now�察  �except   a   choice   variety  of   spiders。 

There is a theory that spiders kill flies。        But I never miss a fly�察�and there 

does not seem to be any natural scourge divinely appointed to kill spiders�察�

except Ruth。      Even she does it so feebly�察�that I see them come back and 

hang on their webs and make faces at her。 I suppose they are faces�察�I do 

not understand their anatomy�察�but it must be a very unpleasant one。; 

     ;You are not quite satisfied with life�察�today�察�dear�察─�said Kate�察 �I fear 

your book did not end to your satisfaction。; 

     ;It   did   end�察  �though�察─  �said   the   lady�察   �and   that   is   something。   What   is 

there in life so difficult as to stop a book�拭─�If I wrote one�察�it would be as 

long    as  ten  'Sir  Charles   Grandisons��'     and   then  I  never   should    end  it�察�

because I should die。 And there would be nobody left to read it�察�because 

each reader would have been dead long before。; 

     ;But the book amused you� ─�interrupted Kate。              ;I know it did。; 



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     ;It was so absurd that I laughed till I cried�察�and it makes no difference 

whether   you   cry   laughing   or   cry   crying�察  �it   is   equally   bad   when   your 

glasses come off。       Never mind。 Whom did you see on the Avenue�拭─�

     ;O�察�we saw Philip on horseback。             He rides so beautifully�察�he seems 

one with his horse。; 

     ;I   am   glad   of   it�察─  �interposed   his   aunt。 ;The   riders   are   generally   so 

inferior to them。; 

     ;We saw Mr。 and Mrs。 Lambert�察�too。              Emilia stopped and asked after 

you�察�and sent you her love�察�auntie。; 

     ;Love� ─�cried Aunt   Jane。        ;She always   does   that。      She has   sent   me 

love enough to rear a whole family on��more than I ever felt for anybody 

in all my days。 But she does not really love any one。; 

     ;I hope she will love her husband�察─�said Kate�察�rather seriously。 

     ;Mark   my   words�察  �Kate� ─  �said   her   aunt。    ;Nothing   but   unhappiness 

will   ever   come   of   that   marriage。   How   can   two   people   be   happy   who 

have absolutely nothing in common�拭─�

     ;But   no   two   people   have   just   the   same   tastes�察─  �said   Kate�察   �except 

Harry and myself。        It is not expected。      It would be absurd for two people 

to   be   divorced�察  �because     the  one   preferred    white   bread    and   the  other 

brown。; 

     ;They would be divorced very soon�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �for the one who 

ate brown bread would not live long。; 

     ;But it is possible that he might live�察�auntie�察�in spite of your prediction。 

And perhaps people may be happy�察�even if you and I do not see how。; 

     ;Nobody ever thinks I see anything�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�in some dejection。 

;You   think   I   am   nothing   in   the   world   but   a   sort   of   old   oyster�察  �making 

amusement   for   people�察  �and   having   no       more   to   do   with   real   life  than 

oysters have。; 

     ;No�察�dearest� ─�cried Kate。         ;You have a great deal to do with all our 

lives。    You are a dear old insidious sapper´and´miner�察�looking at first very 

inoffensive�察�and then working your way into our affections�察�and spoiling 

us with coaxing。 How you behave about children�察�for instance� ─�

     ;How�拭─�said the other meekly。           ;As well as I can。; 



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     ;But you pretend that you dislike them。; 

     ;But    I  do   dislike   them。    How      can   anybody     help    it�拭 �Hear   them 

swearing at this moment�察�boys of five�察�paddling in the water there�                    �Talk 

about   the   murder   of   the   innocents�   �There   are   so   few   innocents   to   be 

murdered�       �If I only had a gun and could shoot� ─�

     ;You may not like those particular boys�察─�said Kate�察 �but you like good�察�

well´behaved children�察�very much。; 

     ;It takes so   many to   take care of   them�        �People drive by here�察 �with 

carriages so large that two of the largest horses can hardly draw them�察�and 

all full of those little beings。 They have a sort of roof�察�too�察�and seem to 

expect   to    be   out   in   all   weathers。; ;If   you   had   a   family   of   children�察�

perhaps you would find such a travelling caravan very convenient�察─�said 

Kate。 

     ;If   I   had   such   a   family�察─  �said   her   aunt�察   �I   would   have   a   separate 

governess and guardian for each�察�very moral persons。 They should come 

when each child was two�察�and stay till it was twenty。 The children should 

all live apart�察�in order not to quarrel�察�and should meet once or twice a day 

and bow to each other。 I think that each should learn a different language�察�

so   as   not   to   converse�察  �and   then�察  �perhaps�察  �they  would   not   get   each   other 

into mischief。; 

     ;I   am  sure�察 �auntie�察─  �said   Kate�察  �you have   missed   our   small   nephews 

and nieces ever since their visit ended。 How still the house has been� ─�

     ;I do not know�察─�was the answer。             ;I hear a great many noises about 

the house。      Somebody comes in late at night。 Perhaps it is Philip�察�but he 

comes   very   softly   in�察  �wipes   his   feet   very   gently�察  �like   a   clean   thief�察  �and 

goes up stairs。; 

     ;O auntie� ─�said Kate�察 �you know you have got over all such fancies。; 

     ;They are not fancies�察─�said Aunt Jane。            ;Things do h
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