"Well, Mrs. Freeman, you know how fond the children are of me, and I of them. They came to meet me, several of the little ones, and one tall, beautiful girl, whom I do not know. Perhaps they were all over-excited. They shouted a good deal, and waved branches of trees. Poor Caspar evidently could not stand it; but they really did nothing that anyone could blame them about."
"If she had any strength, she'd be ashamed of her ignorance," retorted Janet.
"Yes, my dear, what is it?"
"Oh, good gra——! I mean, mercy Moses!""My attainments! Good gracious, I haven't any!"
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Mrs. Freeman could scarcely restrain her impatience."Please wait one moment, Mrs. Freeman."
Olive had no inclination to join them. They had taken no notice of her, and she was not sufficiently fascinated by Bridget to run any risk for her sake. She knew that her present proceedings were wrong, but she was not at all brave enough to raise her voice in protest. She walked slowly back to the house, wondering whether she should go and tell Janet, or sink down lazily on a cozy seat and go on with a story book which was sticking out of her pocket.