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Her mother intervened quietly. "We'll never speak of 'last times,' Gilly, or where would any of us be? HER MOTHER INTERVENED QUIETLY WE'LL NEVER SPEAK OF LAST TIME GILLY OR WHERE WOULD ANY OF US BE
ce, 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!" 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. ACTS 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 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
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