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Alighting, I inquire if there is any conveyance for Beulah, and there is, a wagon and a white horse. I ask the driver boldly to drive me to the Colonel's office. He does not ask which Colonel, or what Colonel, he simply says, 'Colonel Foster, I s'pose,' and I say, 'Certainly.' ALIGHTING I INQUIRE IF THERE'S ANY CONVEYANCE FOR BEULAH AND THERE IS A WAGON AND A WHITE HORSE I ASK THE DRIVER BOLDLY TO DRIVE ME TO THE COLONEL'S OFFICE HE DOES NOT ACH WHICH COLONEL OR WHAT COLONEL HE SIMPLY SAYS COLONEL FOSTER I SUPPOSE AND I SAY CERTAINLY
n improvising, and the only interruption she ever receives from her audience is Kathleen's or Mother Carey's occasional laugh at some especially ridiculous sentence. "The hours fly by like minutes," continues Nancy, stopping by the side window and twirling the curtain tassel absently. "I scan the surrounding country to see if anything compares with Beulah, and nothing does. No such river, no such trees, no such well, no such old oaken bucket, and above all no such Yellow House. All the other houses I see are but as huts compared with the Yellow House of Beulah. Soon the car door opens; a brakeman looks in and calls in a rich baritone voice, 'Greentown! Greentown! Do-not-leave-any-passles in the car!' And if you know beforehand what he is going to say you can understand him quite nicely, so I take up my bag and go down the aisle with dignity. 'Step lively, Miss!' cries the brakeman, but I do not heed him; it is not likely that a person renting country houses will move save with majesty. S FOLLOW NANCY AS SHE WALKS UP AND DOWN IMPROVISING AND THE ONLY INTERRUPTION SHE EVER RECEIVES FROM HER AUDIENCE IS KATHLEEN'S OR MOTHER CAREY'S OCCASIONAL LAUGH AT SOME ESPECIALLY RIDICULOUS SENTENCE THE HOURS FLY BY LIKE A MINUTE'S CONTINUES NANCY STOOPING BY THE SIDE WINDOW AND TWIRLING THE CURTAIN TASSEL ABSENTLY I SCAN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY TO SEE IF ANYTHING COMPARES WITH BEULAH AND NOTHING DOES NO SUCH RIVER NO SUCH TREES NO SUCH WELL NO SUCH OAKEN BUCKET AND ABOVE ALL NO SUCH YELLOW HOUSE ALL THE OTHER HOUSES I SEE ARE BUT AS HUTS COMPARED TO THE YELLOW HOUSE OF BEULAH SOON THE CAR DOOR OPENS A BRAKEMAN LOOKS IN AND CALLS IN A RICH BARYTONE VOICE GREENTOWN GREENTOWN DO NOT LEAVE ANY PARCELS IN THE CAR AND IF YOU KNOW BEFOREHAND WHAT HE IS GOING TO SAY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HIM QUITE NICELY SO I TAKE MY BAG AND GO DOWN THE AISLE WITH DIGNITY STIP LIVELY MISS CRIES THE BRAKEMAN BUT I DO NOT HEED HIM IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT A PERSON RENTING COUNTRY HOUSES WILL MOVE SAFE WITH MAJESTY
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