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Her simple ideas of economy and quiet living were frequently upset in these times. She had begun to regard her niece with a slight feeling of awe; and yet Octavia had not been doing any thing at all remarkable in her own eyes, and considered her life pretty dull. HER SIMPLE IDEAS OF ECONOMY AND QUIET LIVING WERE FREQUENTLY UPSET IN THESE TIMES SHE HAD BEGUN TO REGARD HER NIECE WITH A SLIGHT FEELING OF AWE AND YET OCTAVIA HAD NOT BEEN DOING ANY THING AT ALL REMARKABLE IN HER OWN EYES AND CONSIDERED HER LIFE PRETTY DULL
" panted Miss Belinda. "Are you _quite_ sure, my dear--are you quite sure?" "That's what he says. Listen." "Got in Saturday. Piper met me. Shares looking up. May be kept here two months. Will write. Keep up your spirits. MARTIN BASSETT." "Thank Heaven!" sighed Miss Belinda. "Thank Heaven!" "Why?" said Octavia. "Why?" echoed Miss Belinda. "Ah, my dear, if you knew how terrified I was! I felt sure that something had happened. A _cable_ message, my dear! I never received a telegram in my life before, and to receive a _cable_ message was really a _shock_." "Well, I don't see why," said Octavia. "It seems to me it is pretty much like any other message." Miss Belinda regarded her timidly. "Does your papa _often_ send them?" she inquired. "Surely it must be expensive." "I don't suppose it's cheap," Octavia replied, "but it saves time and worry. I should have had to wait twelve days for a letter." "Very true," said Miss Belinda, "but"-- She broke off with rather a distressed shake of the head. E FROM HER FATHER SAID OCTAVIA NOTHING IS THE MATTER HE'S ALL RIGHT HE GOT IN ON SATURDAY AH PANTED MISS BELINDA ARE YOU QUITE SURE MY DEAR ARE YOU QUITE SURE THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS LISTEN GOT IN SATURDAY PIPER MET ME SHARES LOOKING UP MAY BE KEPT HERE TWO MONTHS WILL WRITE KEEP UP YOUR SPIRITS MARTIN BASSETT THANK HEAVEN SIGHED MISS BELINDA THANK HEAVEN WHY SAID OCTAVIA WHY ECHOED MISS BELINDA AH MY DEAR IF YOU KNEW HOW TERRIFIED I WAS I FELT SURE THAT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED A CABLE MESSAGE MY DEAR I NEVER RECEIVED A TELEGRAM IN MY LIFE BEFORE AND TO RECEIVE A CABLE MESSAGE WAS REALLY A SHOCK WELL I DON'T SEE WHY SAID OCTAVIA IT SEEMS TO ME IT IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER MESSAGE MISS BELINDA REGARDED HER TIMIDLY DOES YOUR PAPA OFTEN SEND THEM SHE INQUIRED SURELY IT MUST BE EXPENSIVE I DON'T SUPPOSE IT'S CHEAP OCTAVIA REPLIED BUT IT SAVES TIME AND WORRY I SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT TWELVE DAYS FOR A LETTER VERY TRUE SAID MISS BELINDA BUT SHE BROKE OFF WITH RATHER A DISTRESSED SHAKE OF THE HEAD
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