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"Kitty! how can you!" exclaimed Nancy. "What does it matter about us when mother has the long journey and father is so ill?" KITTY HOW CAN YOU EXCLAIMED NANCY WHAT DOES IT MATTER ABOUT US WHEN MOTHER HAS A LONG JOURNEY AND FATHER IS SO ILL
ite windows. Mrs. Carey came down the front stairway followed by Gilbert and Kathleen; Gilbert with his mother's small bag and travelling cloak, Kathleen with her umbrella; while little Peter flew to the foot of the stairs with a small box of sandwiches pressed to his bosom. Mrs. Carey did not wear her usual look of sweet serenity, but nothing could wholly mar the gracious dignity of her face and presence. As she came down the stairs with her quick, firm tread, her flock following her, she looked the ideal mother. Her fine height, her splendid carriage, her deep chest, her bright eye and fresh color all bespoke the happy, contented, active woman, though something in the way of transient anxiety lurked in the eyes and lips. "The carriage is too early," she said; "let us come into the sitting room for five minutes. I have said my good-byes and kissed you all a dozen times, but I shall never be done until I am out of your sight." "O mother, mother, how can we let you go!" wailed Kathleen. T OF NEIGHBORS AT THE OPPOSITE WINDOWS MISSUS CAREY CAME DOWN THE FRONT STAIRWAY FOLLOWED BY GILBERT AND KATHLEEN GILBERT WITH HIS MOTHER'S SMALL BAG AND TRAVELING CLOAK CAFFLING WITH HER UMBRELLA WHILE LITTLE PETER FLEW TO THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS WITH A SMALL BOX OF SANDWICHES PRESSED TO HIS BOSOM MISSUS CAREY DID NOT WEAR HER USUAL LOOK OF SWEET SERENITY BUT NOTHING COULD WHOLLY MAR THE GRACIOUS DIGNITY OF HER FACE AND PRESENCE AS SHE CAME DOWN THE STAIRS WITH HER QUICK FIRM TREAD HER FLOCK FOLLOWING HER SHE LOOKED THE IDEAL MOTHER HER FINE HEIGHT HER SPLENDID CARRIAGE HER DEEP CHEST HER BRIGHT EYES AND FRESH COLOUR ALL BESPOKE THE HAPPY CONTENTED ACTIVE WOMAN THOUGH SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF TRANSIENT ANXIETY LURKED IN THE EYES AND LIPS THE CARRIAGE IS TOO EARLY SHE SAID LET US COME INTO THE SITTING ROOM FOR FIVE MINUTES I HAVE SAID MY GOOD BYES AND KISSED YOU ALL A DOZEN TIMES BUT I SHALL NEVER BE DONE UNTIL I AM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT OH MOTHER MOTHER HOW CAN WE LET YOU GO WAILED KATHLEEN
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