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She seemed to have no instinct of adapting herself to the family life, standing just a little aloof and in an attitude of silent criticism. SHE SEEMED TO HAVE NO INSTINCT OF ADAPTING HERSELF TO THE FAMILY LIFE STANDING JUST A LITTLE ALOOF IN AN ATTITUDE OF SILENT CRITICISM
d style, this trait in her character having been added under the fostering influence of the wealthy and fashionable Gladys Ferguson. At thirteen, when Julia joined the flock of Carey chickens, she had the air of belonging to quite another order of beings. They had been through a discipline seldom suffered by "only children." They had had to divide apples and toys, take turns at reading books, and learn generally to trot in double harness. If Nancy had a new dress at Christmas, Kathleen had a new hat in the spring. Gilbert heard the cry of "Low bridge!" very often after Kathleen appeared on the scene, and Kathleen's ears, too, grew well accustomed to the same phrase after Peter was born. "Julia never did a naughty thing in her life, nor spoke a wrong word," said her father once, proudly. "Never mind, she's only ten, and there's hope for her yet," Captain Carey had replied cheerfully; though if he had known her a little later, in her first Beulah days, he might not have been so sanguine. RMOUS STRESS UPON THEIR MATERIAL AND STYLE THIS TRAIT IN HER CHARACTER HAVING BEEN ADDED UNDER THE FOSTERING INFLUENCE OF THE WEALTHY AND FASHIONABLE GLADYS FERGUSON AT THIRTEEN WHEN JULIA JOINED THE FLOCK OF CAREY CHICKENS SHE HAD THE AIR OF BELONGING TO QUITE ANOTHER ORDER OF BEINGS THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH A DISCIPLINE SELDOM SUFFERED BY ONLY CHILDREN THEY HAD HAD TO DIVIDE APPLES AND TOYS TAKE TURNS AT READING BOOKS AND GENERALLY LEARN TO TROT IN DOUBLE HARNESS IF NANCY HAD A NEW DRESS AT CHRISTMAS KATHLEEN HAD A NEW HAT IN THE SPRING GILBERT HEARD THE CRY OF LOW BRIDGE VERY OFTEN AFTER KATHLEEN APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND KATHLEEN'S EARS TOO GREW WELL ACCUSTOMED TO THE SAME PHRASE AFTER PETER WAS BORN JULIA NEVER DID A NAUGHTY THING IN HER LIFE NOR SPOKE A WRONG WORD SAID HER FATHER ONCE PROUDLY NEVER MIND SHE'S ONLY TEN AND THERE'S HOPE FOR HER YET CAPTAIN CAREY HAD REPLIED CHEERFULLY THOUGH IF HE HAD KNOWN HER A LITTLE LATER IN HER FIRST BEULAH DAYS HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SO SANGUINE
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