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Cousin Bridget.
him , Minna , and he were a persuading her to go wi' him . I know he were , and she would not come wi' me all I could do , and mother will break her heart if Peggy do go ; I know she will ! I know she will ! " Well dear , don't cry , we will see about it ; but you know , dear Janeif Peggy will go with this gentlemanyou must
, , be doubly good and active to comfort your poor mother : now take my advice , go quietly home , say nothing unless she asks you , and if this misguided girl has gone away , I will come and break it to your mother . Do you understand me ?"
Janey put her hand to her head , and then said , " Yes Minna , I believe I do . " " Well , then , now go home ; but tell me first , is it in Fernley Lane yon left Peggy . " " Yes , Minna—but oh ! make haste , or 'twill be too late . " "I fear it is already so , " said Minna , half aside , as she
put on her bonnet and threw on her shawl . "Don't wait for me , run , dear . " Poor Janey ! to run , seemed with her a moral impossibility , but she moved in her shuffling way to the door , and , opening it , saw Cousin Bridget and Peggy enter the garden . She made no exclamation of surprise , but stood
staring for some moments , and then shuffling back to Minna , burst out in her strange odd laugh , saying , " Why Peggy be here along wi' Madam Mac Tavish "; and with an air of cold , stately dignity , such as she wore when Minna first knew her , Cousin Bridget walked past the astonished Janey into the parlourcloselfollowed bPeggy .
, y y " Why , dear cousin , Janey has been terrifying me with a story which has , I hope , no foundation , as I see Peggy is with you . " Cousin Bridget did not reply to Minna , but turning to Peggy , said , " Sit down young woman , and recover yourself ere you return to your mother ' s house , which , I trust ,
you will not again be in such a hurry to leave , but learn to find , that an honest life in an humble home , is better than a dishonest one in a palace . "
Peggy did as she was desired ; and slowly down her flushed cheek fell two large tears , and an occasional shudder seemed to run through her frame . Minna went to her , ancl attempted to take her hand , but she would not give it , and turned away half angry , half ashamed . VOL . I . A A
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Cousin Bridget.
him , Minna , and he were a persuading her to go wi' him . I know he were , and she would not come wi' me all I could do , and mother will break her heart if Peggy do go ; I know she will ! I know she will ! " Well dear , don't cry , we will see about it ; but you know , dear Janeif Peggy will go with this gentlemanyou must
, , be doubly good and active to comfort your poor mother : now take my advice , go quietly home , say nothing unless she asks you , and if this misguided girl has gone away , I will come and break it to your mother . Do you understand me ?"
Janey put her hand to her head , and then said , " Yes Minna , I believe I do . " " Well , then , now go home ; but tell me first , is it in Fernley Lane yon left Peggy . " " Yes , Minna—but oh ! make haste , or 'twill be too late . " "I fear it is already so , " said Minna , half aside , as she
put on her bonnet and threw on her shawl . "Don't wait for me , run , dear . " Poor Janey ! to run , seemed with her a moral impossibility , but she moved in her shuffling way to the door , and , opening it , saw Cousin Bridget and Peggy enter the garden . She made no exclamation of surprise , but stood
staring for some moments , and then shuffling back to Minna , burst out in her strange odd laugh , saying , " Why Peggy be here along wi' Madam Mac Tavish "; and with an air of cold , stately dignity , such as she wore when Minna first knew her , Cousin Bridget walked past the astonished Janey into the parlourcloselfollowed bPeggy .
, y y " Why , dear cousin , Janey has been terrifying me with a story which has , I hope , no foundation , as I see Peggy is with you . " Cousin Bridget did not reply to Minna , but turning to Peggy , said , " Sit down young woman , and recover yourself ere you return to your mother ' s house , which , I trust ,
you will not again be in such a hurry to leave , but learn to find , that an honest life in an humble home , is better than a dishonest one in a palace . "
Peggy did as she was desired ; and slowly down her flushed cheek fell two large tears , and an occasional shudder seemed to run through her frame . Minna went to her , ancl attempted to take her hand , but she would not give it , and turned away half angry , half ashamed . VOL . I . A A