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The Admiral soothed and quieted them each in turn, all but Nancy. Cousin Ann's medicine was of no avail, and strangling with sobs Nancy fled to the attic until she was strong enough to say "for mother's sake" without a quiver in her voice. THE ADMIRAL SOOTHED AND QUIETED THEM EACH IN TURN ALL BUT NANCY COUSIN ANN'S MEDICINE WAS OF NO AVAIL AND STRANGLING WITH SOBS NANCY FLED TO THE ATTIC UNTIL SHE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SAY FOR MOTHER'S SAKE WITHOUT A QUIVER IN HER VOICE
ert took the first sip, Kathleen the second, and Nancy the third, and hardly had the last swallow disappeared down the poor aching throats before a carriage drove up to the gate. Some one got out and handed out Mrs. Carey whose step used to be lighter than Nancy's. A strange gentleman, oh! not a stranger, it was the dear Admiral helping mother up the path. They had been unconsciously expecting the brown muff and blue velvet bonnet, but these had vanished, like father, and all the beautiful things of the past years, and in their place was black raiment that chilled their hearts. But the black figure had flung back the veil that hid her from the longing eyes of the children, and when she raised her face it was full of the old love. She was grief-stricken and she was pale, but she was mother, and the three young things tore open the door and clasped her in their arms, sobbing, choking, whispering all sorts of tender comfort, their childish tears falling like healing dew on her poor heart. HE DOSE HAD COURAGE IN IT GILBERT TOOK THE FIRST SIP KATHLEEN THE SECOND AND NANCY THE THIRD AND HARDLY THE LAST SWALLOW DISAPPEARED DOWN THE POOR ACHING THROATS BEFORE A CARRIAGE DROVE UP THE GATE SOME ONE GOT OUT AND HANDED OUT MISSUS CAREY WHOSE STEP USED TO BE LIGHTER THAN NANCIES A STRANGE GENTLEMAN OH NOT A STRANGER IT WAS A DEAR ADMIRAL HELPING MOTHER UP THE PATH THEY HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUSLY EXPECTING THE BROWN MUFF AND BLUE VELVET BONNET BUT THESE HAD VANISHED LIKE FATHER AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF THE PAST YEARS AND IN THEIR PLACE WAS BLACK RAIMENT THAT CHILLED THEIR HEARTS BUT THE BLACK FIGURE HAD FLUNG BACK THE VEIL THAT HID HER FROM THE LONGING EYES OF THE CHILDREN AND WHEN SHE RAISED HER FACE IT WAS FULL OF THE OLD LOVE SHE WAS GRIEF STRICKEN AND SHE WAS PALE BUT SHE WAS MOTHER AND THE THREE YOUNG THINGS TORE OPEN THE DOOR AND CLASPED HER IN THEIR ARMS SOBBING CHOKING WHISPERING ALL SORTS OF TENDER COMFORT THEIR CHILDISH TEARS FALLING LIKE HEALING DEW ON HER POOR HEART
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