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But the black figure had flung back the veil that hid her from the longing eyes of the children, and when she raised her face it was full of the old love. BUT THE BLACK FIGURE HAD FLUNG BACK THE VEIL THAT HID HER FROM THE LONGING EYES OF THE CHILDREN AND WHEN SHE RAISED HER FACE IT WAS FULL OF THE OLD LOVE
ar up for your mother's sake, when she first comes in? I've mixed you each a good dose of aromatic spirits of ammonia, and it's splendid for the nerves. Your mother must get a night's sleep somehow, and when she gets back a little of her strength you'll be the greatest comfort she has in the world. The way you're carrying on now you'll be the death of her!" It was a good idea, and the dose had courage in it. Gilbert took the first sip, Kathleen the second, and Nancy the third, and hardly had the last swallow disappeared down the poor aching throats before a carriage drove up to the gate. Some one got out and handed out Mrs. Carey whose step used to be lighter than Nancy's. A strange gentleman, oh! not a stranger, it was the dear Admiral helping mother up the path. They had been unconsciously expecting the brown muff and blue velvet bonnet, but these had vanished, like father, and all the beautiful things of the past years, and in their place was black raiment that chilled their hearts. D ENOUGH ALL THREE OF YOU TO BEAR UP FOR YOUR MOTHER'S SAKE WHEN SHE FIRST COMES IN I'VE MIXED YOU EACH A GOOD DOSE OF AROMATIC SPIRITS OF AMMONIA AND IT'S SPLENDID FOR THE NERVES YOUR MOTHER MUST GET A NIGHT'S SLEEP SOMEHOW AND WHEN SHE GETS BACK A LITTLE OF HER STRENGTH YOU'LL BE THE GREATEST COMFORT SHE HAS IN THE WORLD THE WAY YOU'RE CARRYING ON NOW YOU'LL BE THE DEATH OF HER IT WAS A GOOD IDEA AND THE DOSE HAD COURAGE IN IT GILBERT TOOK THE FIRST SIP KATHLEEN THE SECOND AND NANCY THE THIRD AND HARDLY THE LAST SWALLOW DISAPPEARED DOWN THE POOR ACHING THROATS BEFORE A CARRIAGE DROVE UP THE GATE SOME ONE GOT OUT AND HANDED OUT MISSUS CAREY WHOSE STEP USED TO BE LIGHTER THAN NANCIES A STRANGE GENTLEMAN OH NOT A STRANGER IT WAS A DEAR ADMIRAL HELPING MOTHER UP THE PATH THEY HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUSLY EXPECTING THE BROWN MUFF AND BLUE VELVET BONNET BUT THESE HAD VANISHED LIKE FATHER AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF THE PAST YEARS AND IN THEIR PLACE WAS BLACK RAIMENT THAT CHILLED THEIR HEARTS
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