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I may come in to dinner as one of the family may not I Maggie?" "No" she said softly. For she longed to be alone; and she dreaded being overwhelmed by the expression of her mother's feelings, weak and agitated as she felt herself. "Not to day." I MAY COME IN TO DINNER AS ONE OF THE FAMILY MAY NOT I MAGGIE NO SHE SAID SOFTLY FOR SHE LONGED TO BE ALONE AND SHE DREADED BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE EXPRESSION OF HER MOTHER'S FEELINGS WEAK AND AGITATED AS SHE FELT HERSELF NOT TO DAY
t it would not; so she looked round. Her soft gray eyes were eloquent in that one glance. And, happier than his words, passionate and tender as they were, could tell, he spoke till her trembling was changed into bright flashing blushes, and even a shy smile hovered about her lips, and dimpled her cheeks. The water bubbled over the pitcher unheeded. At last she remembered all the work-a-day world. She lifted up the jug, and would have hurried home, but Frank decidedly took it from her. "Henceforward," said he, "I have a right to carry your burdens." So with one arm round her waist and with the other carrying the water, they climbed the steep turfy slope. Near the top she wanted to take it again. "Mamma will not like it. Mamma will think it so strange." "Why, dearest, if I saw Nancy carrying it up this slope I would take it from her. It would be strange if a man did not carry it for any woman. But you must let me tell your mother of my right to help you. It is your dinner-time is it not? HE TRIED TO MAKE HER VOICE SOUND BUT IT WOULD NOT SO SHE LOOKED ROUND HER SOFT GRAY EYES WERE ELOQUENT IN THAT ONE GLANCE AND HAPPIER THAN HIS WORDS PASSIONATE AND TENDER AS THEY WERE COULD TELL HE SPOKE TILL HER TREMBLING WAS CHANGED INTO BRIGHT FLASHING BLUSHES AND EVEN A SHY SMILE HOVERED ABOUT HER LIPS AND DIMPLED HER CHEEKS THE WATER BUBBLED OVER THE PITCHER UNHEEDED AT LAST SHE REMEMBERED ALL THE WORKADAY WORLD SHE LIFTED UP THE JUG AND WOULD HAVE HURRIED HOME BUT FRANK DECIDEDLY TOOK IT FROM HER HENCEFORWARD SAID HE I HAVE A RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR BURDENS SO WITH ONE ARM ROUND HER WAIST AND WITH THE OTHER CARRYING THE WATER THEY CLIMBED THE STEEP TURFY SLOPE NEAR THE TOP SHE WANTED TO TAKE IT AGAIN MAMMA WILL NOT LIKE IT MAMMA WILL THINK IT SO STRANGE WHY DEAREST IF I SAW NANCY CARRYING IT UP THIS SLOPE I WOULD TAKE IT FROM HER IT WOULD BE STRANGE IF A MAN DID NOT CARRY IT FOR ANY WOMAN BUT YOU MUST LET ME TELL YOUR MOTHER OF MY RIGHT TO HELP YOU IF IT IS YOUR DINNER TIME IS IT NOT
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