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It had been decided that the house should be vacated as soon as a tenant could be found, but the "what next" had not been settled. Julia had confirmed Nancy's worst fears by accepting her aunt's offer of a home, but had requested time to make Gladys Ferguson a short visit at Palm Beach, all expenses being borne by the Parents of Gladys. IT HAD BEEN DECIDED THAT THE HOUSE SHOULD BE VACATED AS SOON AS A TENANT COULD BE FOUND BUT THE WHAT NEXT HAD NOT BEEN SETTLED JULIA HAD CONFIRMED NANCY'S WORST FEARS BY ACCEPTING HER AUNT'S OFFER OF A HOME BUT HAD REQUESTED TIME TO MAKE GLADYS FERGUSON A SHORT VISIT AT PALM BEACH ALL EXPENSES BEING BORNE BY THE PARENTS OF GLADYS
had performed what he considered his whole duty to his hair, he appeared for the first time at the family table in such a guise that if the children had not been warned they would have gone into hysterics, but he gradually grew to be proud of his toilets and careful that they should not occur too often in the same day, since it appeared to be the family opinion that he should make them himself. There was a tacit feeling, not always expressed, that Nancy, after mother, held the reins of authority, and also that she was a person of infinite resource. The Gloom-Dispeller had been her father's name for her, but he had never thought of her as a Path-Finder, a gallant adventurer into unknown and untried regions, because there had been small opportunity to test her courage or her ingenuity. Mrs. Carey often found herself leaning on Nancy nowadays; not as a dead weight, but with just the hint of need, just the suggestion of confidence, that youth and strength and buoyancy respond to so gladly. HOWED MOST AND HAD PERFORMED WHAT HE CONSIDERED HIS WHOLE DUTY TO HIS HAIR HE APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FAMILY TABLE IN SUCH A GUISE THAT IF THE CHILDREN HAD NOT BEEN WARMED THEY WOULD HAVE GONE INTO HYSTERICS BUT HE GRADUALLY GREW TO BE PROUD OF HIS TOILETTES AND CAREFUL THAT THEY SHOULD NOT OCCUR TOO OFTEN IN THE SAME DAY SINCE IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAMILY OPINION THAT HE SHOULD MAKE THEM HIMSELF THERE WAS A TACIT FEELING NOT ALWAYS EXPRESSED THAT NANCY AFTER MOTHER HELD THE REINS OF AUTHORITY AND ALSO THAT SHE WAS THE PERSON OF INFINITE RESOURCE THE GLOOM DISPELLER HAD BEEN HER FATHER'S NAME FOR HER BUT HE HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF HER AS A PATH FINDER A GALLANT ADVENTURER INTO UNKNOWN AND UNTRIED REGIONS BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SMALL OPPORTUNITY TO TEST HER COURAGE OR HER INGENUITY MISSUS CAREY OFTEN FOUND HERSELF LEANING ON NANCY NOWADAYS NOT AS A DEAD WEIGHT BUT WITH JUST A HINT OF NEED JUST THE SUGGESTION OF CONFIDENCE THAT YOUTH AND STRENGTH AND BUOYANCY RESPOND TO SO GLADLY
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