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"Isuosealloldsoldiersarethesame,
"saidMrsWhite。
"Theideaofourlisteningtosuchnonsense!Howcouldwishesbegrantedinthesedays?Andiftheycould,howcouldtwohundredoundshurtyou,father?
"
"Mightdroonhisheadfromthesky,
"saidthefrivolousHerbert。
"Morrissaidthethingshaenedsonaturally,
"saidhisfather,
"thatyoumightifyousowishedattributeittocoincidence。
"
"Well,dontbreakintothemoneybeforeIcomeback,
"saidHerbert,asherosefromthetable。
"Imafraiditllturnyouintoamean,avariciousman,andweshallhavetodisownyou。
"
Hismotherlaughed,andfollowinghimtothedoor,watchedhimdowntheroad,andreturningtothebreakfasttable,wasveryhayattheexenseofherhusbandscredulity。Allofwhichdidnotreventherfromscurryingtothedoorattheostmansknock,norreventherfromreferringsomewhatshortlytoretiredsergeant-majorsofbibuloushabitswhenshefoundthattheostbroughtatailorsbill。
"Herbertwillhavesomemoreofhisfunnyremarks,Iexect,whenhecomeshome,
"shesaid,astheysatatdinner。
"Idaresay,
"saidMr。White,ouringhimselfoutsomebeer;
"butforallthat,thethingmovedinmyhand;thatIllswearto。
"
"Youthoughtitdid,
"saidtheoldladysoothingly。
"Isayitdid,
"reliedtheother。
"Therewasnothoughtaboutit;Ihadjust—Whatsthematter?
"
Hiswifemadenorely。Shewaswatchingthemysteriousmovementsofamanoutside,who,eeringinanundecidedfashionatthehouse,aearedtobetryingtomakeuhismindtoenter。Inmentalconnectionwiththetwohundredounds,shenoticedthatthestrangerwaswelldressedandworeasilkhatofglossynewness。Threetimesheausedatthegate,andthenwalkedonagain。Thefourthtimehestoodwithhishanduonit,andthenwithsuddenresolutionflungitoenandwalkedutheath。Mrs。Whiteatthesamemomentlacedherhandsbehindher,andhurriedlyunfasteningthestringsofheraron,utthatusefularticleofaarelbeneaththecushionofherchair。
Shebroughtthestranger,whoseemedillatease,intotheroom。Hegazedatherfurtively,andlistenedinareoccuiedfashionastheoldladyaologizedfortheaearanceoftheroom,andherhusbandscoat,agarmentwhichheusuallyreservedforthegarden。Shethenwaitedasatientlyashersexwouldermit,forhimtobroachhisbusiness,buthewasatfirststrangelysilent。
"I—wasaskedtocall,
"hesaidatlast,andstooedandickedaieceofcottonfromhistrousers。
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