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"' 'You saw the children, I suppose?' questioned Miss Hunter gravely. 'Of course I did. I rode down to the station for that express purpose. YOU SAW THE CHILDREN I SUPPOSE QUESTIONED MISS HUNTER GRAVELY OF COURSE I DID I RODE DOWN TO THE STATION FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE
s to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap. Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid. She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently. 'We only thought, Amabel, that it would have comforted the poor children if you had returned with them in the brougham. An aunt would naturally have been more acceptable to them than a strange maid.' 'But I tell you, Sibyl, they are with their own nurse, and Graham will be far more likely to put them all at ease than I should. They will hear that "Miss 'Unter, is the missis, and lets every one know she is. Miss 'Ester keeps the maids on their legs all day long because she won't use hers. Miss H'Amabel does the sporting gent, and is never indoors except to meals; while Miss Sibyl--well, there, she is not much 'count in the fam'ly, for she can't say bo to a goose, and doesn't mind how people put on her! AKING IN HER SHARP SHORT TONES TO HER TWIN SISTER HESTER WHO LAY BACK IN THE DEPTHS OF A LARGE ARM CHAIR A NOVEL OPEN IN HER LAP SITTING BY THE CHEERY WOOD FIRE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF THE SISTERS A FRAIL AND DELICATE INVALID SHE WAS TURNING HER FACE ANXIOUSLY TOWARDS THE SPEAKER AND NOW PUT IN HER WORD VERY GENTLY WE ONLY THOUGHT AMABEL THAT IT WOULD HAVE COMFORTED THE POOR CHILDREN IF YOU HAD RETURNED WITH THEM IN THE BROUGHAM AN AUNT WOULD NATURALLY HAVE BEEN MORE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM THAN A STRANGE MAID BUT I TELL YOU SYBIL THEY ARE WITH THEIR OWN NURSE AND GRAHAM WILL BE FAR MORE LIKELY TO PUT THEM ALL AT EASE THAN I SHOULD THEY WILL HEAR THAT MISS HUNTER IS THE MISSES AND LET EVERY ONE KNOW SHE IS MISS ESTHER KEEPS THE MAIDS ON THEIR LEGS ALL DAY LONG BECAUSE SHE WON'T USE HERS MISS HAMMERBEL DOES THE SPORTING GENT AND IS NEVER INDOORS EXCEPT TO MEALS WHILE MISS SYBYL WELL THERE SHE IS NOT MUCH COUNT TO THE FAMILY FOR SHE CAN'T SAY BOTH TO A GOOSE AND DOESN'T MIND HOW PEOPLE PUT ON HER
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