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'One would think, to hear you talk, that you hated children,' murmured Miss Sibyl; 'it is a good thing that Percy and his wife cannot hear you.' Miss Hunter left the room at once, and curiosity drew Sibyl and Hester after her, to see the little nephew and niece who had been sent to them from India from their only brother. ONE WOULD THINK TO HEAR YOU TALK THAT YOU HATED CHILDREN MURMURED MISS SYBIL IT IS A GOOD THING THAT PERCY AND HIS WIFE CANNOT HEAR YOU MISS HUNTER LEFT THE ROOM AT ONCE AND CURIOSITY DREW SYBIL AND HESTER AFTER HER TO SEE THE LITTLE NEPHEW AND NIECE WHO HAD BEEN SENT TO THEM FROM INDIA FROM THEIR ONLY BROTHER
ld. 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!"' 'You saw the children, I suppose?' questioned Miss Hunter gravely. 'Of course I did. I rode down to the station for that express purpose. They are two skinny, puny little monkeys, enveloped in bundles of wraps. I packed them all up comfortably in the carriage, and rode on to tell you of their arrival. I don't seem to have done the right thing, as usual; but that is always the way. Here is the carriage lumbering up the drive. Now you had all better go out on the steps and overwhelm them with kisses and caresses. Only may I ask that they should be taken straight up to their nursery, and not brought in here? Y 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 YOU SAW THE CHILDREN I SUPPOSE QUESTIONED MISS HUNTER GRAVELY OF COURSE I DID I RODE DOWN TO THE STATION FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE THEY ARE TWO SKINNY PUNY LITTLE MONKEYS ENVELOPED IN BUNDLES OF WRAPS I PACKED THEM ALL UP COMFORTABLY IN THE CARRIAGE AND RODE ON TO TELL YOU OF THEIR ARRIVAL I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING AS USUAL BUT THAT IS ALWAYS THE WAY HERE IS THE CARRIAGE LUMBERING UP THE DRIVE NOW YOU HAD ALL BETTER GO OUT ON THE STEPS AND OVERWHELM THEM WITH KISSES AND CARESSES ONLY MAY I ASK THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN STRAIGHT UP TO THE NURSERY AND NOT BROUGHT IN HERE
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