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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. 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
ng, as usual; but that is always the way. Here is the carriage lumbering up the drive. Now you had all better go out on the steps and overwhelm them with kisses and caresses. Only may I ask that they should be taken straight up to their nursery, and not brought in here?' 'One would think, to hear you talk, that you hated children,' murmured Miss Sibyl; 'it is a good thing that Percy and his wife cannot hear you.' Miss Hunter left the room at once, and curiosity drew Sibyl and Hester after her, to see the little nephew and niece who had been sent to them from India from their only brother. 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.  I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING AS USUAL BUT THAT IS ALWAYS THE WAY HERE IS THE CARRIAGE LUMBERING UP THE DRIVE NOW YOU HAD ALL BETTER GO OUT ON THE STEPS AND OVERWHELM THEM WITH KISSES AND CARESSES ONLY MAY I ASK THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN STRAIGHT UP TO THE NURSERY AND NOT BROUGHT IN HERE ONE WOULD THINK TO HEAR YOU TALK THAT YOU HATED CHILDREN MURMURED MISS SYBIL IT IS A GOOD THING THAT PERCY AND HIS WIFE CANNOT HEAR YOU MISS HUNTER LEFT THE ROOM AT ONCE AND CURIOSITY DREW SYBIL AND HESTER AFTER HER TO SEE THE LITTLE NEPHEW AND NIECE WHO HAD BEEN SENT TO 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
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