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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. 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
tle feet behind them so daintily that Tom fell in love with them at once." Nancy stopped reading and laid down the copy of "Water Babies" on the sitting-room table. "No more just now, Peter-bird," she said; "I hear mother coming." It was a cold, dreary day in late October, with an east wind and a chill of early winter in the air. The cab stood in front of Captain Carey's house, with a trunk beside the driver and a general air of expectancy on the part of neighbors at the opposite 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. TO WAVE LIFTING THEIR LITTLE FEET BEHIND THEM SO DAINTILY THAT TOM FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM AT ONCE NANCY STOPPED READING AND LAID DOWN THE COPY OF WATER BABIES ON THE SITTING ROOM TABLE NO MORE JUST NOW PETER BIRD SHE SAID I HEAR MOTHER COMING IT WAS A COLD DREARY DAY IN LATE OCTOBER WITH AN EAST WIND AND A CHILL OF EARLY WINTER IN THE AIR THE CAB STOOD IN FRONT OF CAPTAIN CAREY'S HOUSE WITH A TRUNK BESIDE THE DRIVER AND A GENERAL AIR OF EXPECTANCY ON THE PART 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
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