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"Why, what a thing it is for you!" said Mrs. Browne, quite roused up from her languor and her head ache. "Everybody said he was engaged to Miss Erminia. Are you quite sure you made no mistake, child? WHY WHAT A THING IT IS FOR YOU SAID MISSUS BROWNE QUITE ROUSED UP FROM HER LANGUOR AND HER HEADACHE EVERYBODY SAID HE WAS ENGAGED TO MISS EM MINIA ARE YOU QUITE SURE YOU'VE MADE NO MISTAKE CHILD
and never speaking, till the latter became impatient. "What is it you have got to say, child? Do make haste, for I want to go up-stairs." With a great jerk of resolution, Maggie said: "Mamma, Frank Buxton has asked me to marry him." She hid her face in her mother's lap for an instant; and then she lifted it up, as brimful of the light of happiness as is the cup of a water-lily of the sun's radiance. "Maggie--you don't say so," said her mother, half incredulously. "It can't be, for he's at Cambridge, and it's not post-day. What do you mean?" "He came this morning, mother, when I was down at the well; and we fixed that I was to speak to you; and he asked if he might come again for tea." "Dear! dear! and the milk all gone sour? We should have had milk of our own, if Edward had not persuaded me against buying another cow." "I don't think Mr. Buxton will mind it much," said Maggie, dimpling up, as she remembered, half unconsciously, how little he had seemed to care for anything but herself. RING ON MISSUS BROWN'S HAND LOOKING DOWN AND NEVER SPEAKING TILL THE LATTER BECAME IMPATIENT WHAT IS IT YOU'VE GOT TO SAY CHILD DO MAKE HASTE FOR I WANT TO GO UP STAIRS WITH A GREAT JERK OF RESOLUTION MAGGIE SAID MAMMA FRANK BUS BUXTON HAS ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM SHE HID HER FACE IN HER MOTHER'S LAP FOR AN INSTANT AND THEN SHE LIFTED IT UP AS BRIMFUL OF THE LIGHT OF HAPPINESS AS IS THE CUP OF A WATER LILY OF THE SUN'S RADIANCE MAGGIE YOU DON'T SAY SO SAID HER MOTHER HALF INCREDULOUSLY IT CAN'T BE FOR HE IS AT CAMBRIDGE AND IT'S NOT POSTY WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE CAME THIS MORNING MOTHER WHEN I WAS DOWN AT THE WELL AND WE FIXED THAT I WAS TO SPEAK TO YOU AND HE ASKED IF HE MIGHT COME AGAIN FOR TEA DEAR DEAR AND THE MILK ALL GONE SOUR WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MILK OF OUR OWN IF EDWARD HAD NOT PERSUADED ME TO BEGIN SPYING ANOTHER COW I DON'T THINK MIXED MISTER BUXTON WILL MIND IT MUCH SAID MAGGIE DIMPLING UP AS SHE REMEMBERED HALF UNCONSCIOUSLY HOW LITTLE HE HAD SEEMED TO CARE FOR ANYTHING BUT HERSELF
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