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188 THE MISDEEDS OF AURA PJLAISTOW.
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I. She Was But Nineteen; And Nineteen Do...
say , and wished everyone a good night , lovingly , as if at home . Mrs . Delane' s fingers "were more than ever like iron rods as she laid
their tips into the girl ' s frank hand ; yet Aura saw nothing beyond the patent fact that they -were all very stiff and formal , and only
felt that she liked Merridno a great deal better than the Hollies . "When she wished Tom good night , she put up her face as she used
to do at home , and Tom ' s confusion was complete . " WhTomwon't you wish me good night ? " said Aura , in a
voice of y , wonder , . She made no account of his having shaken hands with her .
" Not here—not now—this is not Merridno ! " stammered Tom , hurrying her away , while Mrs . Delane fixed her hard grey eyes
upon him , as if they were swords and could pierce his very heart . " And this is your choice , Thomas ! " she said , before the door
had well closed on Aura . " "We will not discuss her now , " Tom answered , nervously . fc
_* Wait till you know her better , and have seen more of her . Do not be " hasty Yes" in said your the judgment lady . griml " y" I _tvill wait , and I will not be
hasty , Thomas , ; but will , give your , young lady ample scope for the display of her characterand you sufficient time for the
consolida-, tion of your wishes . You are quite right , no more need be said on the subject yet . "
Which Tom knew to be about the most inimical decision his mother could give .
The next morning Aura was up at six o'clock , having coaxed Jane to bring her boots at that time ; which was the reason why
that respectable and trustworthy servant found the young lady on the floor rolled in a blanket fast asleep " like a hedgehog , "
, said Jane , " or a heathen . " Little cared laughing Aura what the respectable servant thought ; but dressing herself , as she generally
did , in a furious hurry , she fLung on her things anyhow , and dashed into the garden , bare-headed and without shawl or cloak . She was
soon rambling over the whole place ; into the cow-house and the with stable him , and in up a few to the moments savage yard and patting dog ' s kennel him , on making the head good friends like a
lap dog , though the very girl , who fed him flung him his food on a forkand never dreamed of going within length of his chain .
Then , into the conservatory , and to the melon pits , which she opened—" free and easy young gipsy" said . the . lazy gardener , for
, her pains ; through the out-houses , penetrating the mysteries even of the tool-house and the knife-house , the hen-house , the
stickhouse , and the coal-shed ; and by the time the young ladies came down to breakfast at nine , she had learnt more about their premises
and dependencies than they themselves had the smallest idea of , though they had lived at the Hollies all their lives .
" You were up early , " said Margaret , by way of being
conversational .
188 The Misdeeds Of Aura Pjlaistow.
188 THE MISDEEDS OF AURA PJLAISTOW .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1858, page 188, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111858/page/44/
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