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And Gilbert gave Nancy a sly wink to recall a little matter of family history when there had been a delinquency on somebody's part. Nancy's face crimsoned and her lips parted for a quick retort, and none too pleasant a one, apparently. Her mother intervened quietly. AND GILBERT GAVE NANCY A SLY WINK TO RECALL A LITTLE MATTER OF FAMILY HISTORY WHEN THERE HAD BEEN A DELINQUENCY ON SOMEBODY'S PART NANCY'S FACE CRIMSONED AND HER LIPS PARTED FOR A QUICK RETORT AND NONE TOO PLEASANT A ONE APPARENTLY HER MOTHER INTERVENED QUIETLY
urly mop of hair away from his forehead, lift his eyes, part his lips, showing a row of tiny white teeth; then a dimple would appear in each cheek and a seraphic expression (wholly at variance with the facts) would overspread the baby face, whereupon the beholder--Mother Carey, his sisters, the cook or the chambermaid, everybody indeed but Cousin Ann, who could never be wheedled--would cry "Angel boy!" and kiss him. He was even kissed now, though he had done nothing at all but exist and be an enchanting personage, which is one of the injustices of a world where a large number of virtuous and well-behaved people go unkissed to their graves! "I know Joanna and Ellen will take good care of the housekeeping," continued Mrs. Carey, "and you will be in school from nine to two, so that the time won't go heavily. For the rest I make Nancy responsible. If she is young, you must remember that you are all younger still, and I trust you to her." "The last time you did it, it didn't work very well!  AT ANY TIME HE WOULD BRUSH HIS CURLY MUMP OF HAIR AWAY FROM HIS FOREHEAD LIFT HIS EYES PART HIS LIPS SHOWING A ROW OF TINY WHITE TEETH THEN A DIMPLE WOULD APPEAR IN EACH CHEEK AND A SERAPHIC EXPRESSION WHOLLY AT VARIANCE WITH THE FACTS WOULD OVERSPREAD THE BABY FACE WHEREUPON THE BEHOLDER MOTHER CAREY HIS SISTERS THE COOK OR THE CHAMBERMAID EVERYBODY INDEED BUT COUSIN ANN WHO COULD NEVER BE WHEEDLED WOULD CRY ANGEL BOY AND KISS HIM HE WAS EVEN KISSED NOW THOUGH HE HAD DONE NOTHING AT ALL BUT EXIST AND BE AN ENCHANTING PERSONAGE WHICH IS ONE OF THE INJUSTICES OF A WORLD WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF VIRTUOUS AND WELL BEHAVED PEOPLE GO AND KISS TO THEIR GRAVES I KNOW JOANNA AND ELLEN WILL TAKE HER CARE OF THE HOUSEKEEPING CONTINUED MISSUS CAREY AND YOU WILL BE IN SCHOOL FROM NINE TO TWO SO THAT THE TIME WON'T GO HEAVILY FOR THE REST I MAKE NANCY RESPONSIBLE IF SHE IS YOUNG YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE ALL YOUNGER STILL AND I TRUST YOU TO HER THE LAST TIME YOU DID IT IT DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL
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