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Nancy looked at both, bewildered; at last a light dawned into her mind, and her face looked shrewdly and knowingly back at Mrs. Browne. Then she said, very quietly: "I think I'll take the next pitcher to the well myself, and try my luck. NANCY LOOKED AT BOTH BEWILDERED AT LAST A LIGHT DAWNED INTO HER MIND AND HER FACE LOOKED SHREWDLY AND KNOWINGLY BACK AT MISSUS BROWN THEN SHE SAID VERY QUIETLY I THINK I'LL TAKE THE NEXT PICTURE TO THE WELL MYSELF AND TRY MY LUCK
 two hundred a-year, for I don't believe Mr. Buxton's stories about their only bringing him in seven-pence; and there's Newbridge, that's certainly thirteen hundred--where had I got to, Maggie?" "Dear mamma, do go and lie down for a little; you look quite flushed," said Maggie, softly. Was this the manner to view her betrothal with such a man as Frank? Her mother's remarks depressed her more than she could have thought it possible; the excitement of the morning was having its reaction, and she longed to go up to the solitude under the thorn-tree, where she had hoped to spend a quiet, thoughtful afternoon. Nancy came in to replace glasses and spoons in the cupboard. By some accident, the careful old servant broke one of the former. She looked up quickly at her mistress, who usually visited all such offences with no small portion of rebuke. "Never mind, Nancy," said Mrs. Browne. "It's only an old tumbler; and Maggie's going to be married, and we must buy a new set for the wedding-dinner. HE HAD VAINLY SEARCHED WILL CALL THEM TWO HUNDRED A YEAR FOR I DON'T BELIEVE MISTER BUXON'S STORIES ABOUT THEIR ONLY BRINGING HIM IN SEVENPENCE AND THERE'S NEW BRIDGE THAT'S CERTAINLY THIRTEEN HUNDRED WHERE HAD I GOT TO MAGGIE DEAR MAMMA DO GO AND LIE DOWN FOR A LITTLE YOU LOOK QUITE FLUSHED SAID MAGGIE SOFTLY WAS THIS THE MANNER TO VIEW HER BETROTHAL WITH SUCH A MAN AS FRANK HER MOTHER'S REMARKS DEPRESSED HER MORE THAN SHE COULD HAVE THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MORNING WAS HAVING ITS REACTION AND SHE LONGED TO GO UP TO THE SOLITUDE UNDER THE THORN TREE WHERE SHE HAD HOPED TO SPEND A QUIET THOUGHTFUL AFTERNOON NANCY CAME IN TO REPLACE GLASSES AND SPOONS IN THE CUPBOARD BY SOME ACCIDENT THE CAREFUL OLD SERVANT BROKE ONE OF THE FORMER SHE LOOKED UP QUICKLY AT HER MISTRESS WHO USUALLY VISITED ALL SUCH OFFENCES WITH NO SMALL PORTION OF REBUKE NEVER MIND NANCY SAID MISSUS BROWN IT'S ONLY AN OLD TUMBLER AND MEG IS GOING TO BE MARRIED WE MUST BUY A NEW SET FOR THE WEDDING DINNER
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