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When I awake the aged Colonel is bending over me, his long white goat's beard tickling my chin." (Mother Carey stops her darning now and Kathleen makes no pretence of sewing; the story is fast approaching its climax,  everybody feels that, including Peter, who hopes that he will be in it, in some guise or other, before it ends.) WHEN I WINK THE AGED COLONEL IS BENDING OVER ME HIS LONG WHITE GOAT SPEAR TICKLING MY CHIN MOTHER CAREY STOPS HER DARNING NOW AND KATHLEEN MAKES NO PRETENSE OF SEWING THE STORY IS FAST APPROACHING ITS CLIMAX EVERYBODY FEELS THAT INCLUDING PETER WHO HOPES HE WILL BE IN IT IN SOME GUISE OR OTHER BEFORE IT ENDS
so I take up my bag and go down the aisle with dignity. 'Step lively, Miss!' cries the brakeman, but I do not heed him; it is not likely that a person renting country houses will move save with majesty. Alighting, I inquire if there is any conveyance for Beulah, and there is, a wagon and a white horse. I ask the driver boldly to drive me to the Colonel's office. He does not ask which Colonel, or what Colonel, he simply says, 'Colonel Foster, I s'pose,' and I say, 'Certainly.' We arrive at the office and when I introduce myself as Captain Carey's daughter I receive a glad welcome. The Colonel rings a bell and an aged beldame approaches, making a deep curtsy and offering me a beaker of milk, a crusty loaf, a few venison pasties, and a cold goose stuffed with humming birds. When I have reduced these to nothingness I ask if the yellow house on the outskirts of the village is still vacant, and the Colonel replies that it is, at which unexpected but hoped-for answer I fall into a deep swoon. OU CAN UNDERSTAND HIM QUITE NICELY SO I TAKE MY BAG AND GO DOWN THE AISLE WITH DIGNITY STIP LIVELY MISS CRIES THE BRAKEMAN BUT I DO NOT HEED HIM IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT A PERSON RENTING COUNTRY HOUSES WILL MOVE SAFE WITH MAJESTY ALIGHTING I INQUIRE IF THERE'S ANY CONVEYANCE FOR BEULAH AND THERE IS A WAGON AND A WHITE HORSE I ASK THE DRIVER BOLDLY TO DRIVE ME TO THE COLONEL'S OFFICE HE DOES NOT ACH WHICH COLONEL OR WHAT COLONEL HE SIMPLY SAYS COLONEL FOSTER I SUPPOSE AND I SAY CERTAINLY WE ARRIVE AT THE OFFICE AND WHEN I INTRODUCE MYSELF AS CAPTAIN CARY'S DAUGHTER I RECEIVE A GLAD WELCOME THE COLONEL RINGS A BELL AND AN AGED BIDAME APPROACHES MAKING A DEEP CURTSEY AND OFFERING ME A BEAKER OF MILK A CRUSTY LOAF A FEW VENISON PASTIES AND A COLD GOOSE STUFFED WITH HUMMING BIRDS WHEN I HAVE REDUCED THESE TO NOTHINGNESS I ASK IF THE YELLOW HOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE VILLAGE IS STILL VACANT AND THE COLONEL REPLIES THAT IT IS AT WHICH AN INSPECTED BUT HOPED FOR ANSWER I FALL INTO A DEEP SWOON
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