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'Poor little mites!' said Miss Sibyl; 'they seem so very white and sickly in appearance, that we were quite astonished at the way they scampered upstairs. I am thankful they were sent back in charge of an English nurse. Those ayahs are always so unsatisfactory.' POOR LITTLE MITES SAID MISS SYLL THEY SEEM SO VERY WHITE AND SICKLY IN APPEARANCE THAT WE WERE QUITE ASTONISHED AT THE WAY THEY SCAMPERED UPSTAIRS I AM THANKFUL THEY WERE SENT BACK IN CHARGE OF AN ENGLISH NURSE THOSE EYES ARE ALWAYS SO UNSATISFACTORY
her. The four Miss Hunters lived very comfortably together, though they were all, with the exception of Sibyl, rather self-willed, opinionated women. All of them being well over forty, and grey hairs plentiful between them, they had earned the distinction of being looked upon as 'old maids,' and some wag having one day obliterated the 'h' in Chatts Chase, the house was now familiarly called 'Pussy's Chase.' This did not disturb the good ladies when it came to their ears, for they had large souls, a keen sense of humour, and too much interest in life to be fretted by village gossip. They were now full of plans and purposes regarding the two small children about to be placed in their charge, and no two visitors could have caused more excitement and preparation in the quiet household than did this little couple from India. 'Well,' asked Miss Amabel, as, after a great deal of bustle and talk in the hall, the sisters came back to the drawing-room, 'and what are your impressions of the kids? THEM FROM INDIA FROM THEIR ONLY BROTHER THE FORMEST HUNTERS LIVED VERY COMFORTABLY TOGETHER THOUGH THEY WERE ALL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SYBIL RATHER SELF WILLED OPINIONATED WOMEN ALL OF THEM BEING WELL OVER FORTY AND GREY HAIRS PLENTIFUL BETWEEN THEM THEY HAD EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF BEING LOOKED UPON AS OLD MAIDS AND SOME WAG HAVING ONE DAY OBLITERATED THE H AND CHAT CHASE THE HOUSE WAS NOW FAMILIARLY CALLED PUSSY'S CHASE THIS DID NOT DISTURB THE GOOD LADIES WHEN IT CAME TO THEIR EARS FOR THEY HAD LARGE SOULS A KEEN SENSE OF HUMOUR AND TOO MUCH INTEREST IN LIFE TO BE FRETTED BY VILLAGE GOSSIP THEY WERE NOW FULL OF PLANS AND PURPOSES REGARDING THE TWO SMALL CHILDREN ABOUT TO BE PLACED IN THEIR CHARGE AND NO TWO VISITORS COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE EXCITEMENT AND PREPARATION IN THE QUIET HOUSEHOLD THAN DID THIS LITTLE COUPLE FROM INDIA WELL SAID MISS AMABEL AS AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF BUSTLE AND TALK IN THE HALL THE SISTERS CAME BACK TO THE DRAWING ROOM AND WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE KIDS
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