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them . Surel y you have lectured dear Arthur quite enough for one day , and as for asking him for promises , that is too absurd , as you know very well that he always did as he chose , and always will , I am quite sure . " " Spoken like an oracle , mother ; and you mi g ht have added , that I am too old to mend . "
" I fear so , too , " said his father , with a deep drawn sigh ; adding , " THIS IS THE RESULT OF UNCURBED SELF-WILL IN CHILDHOOD . "
The sun was setting , and his d ying beams were tingeing with golden hues , the foliage of the trees which were planted when Arthur was born . The tenantry have drank the young man ' s health in the strong ale which was brewed at his birth , and all have wished him long life , and many years of happiness . As the evening closed in the good
people formed into groups to amuse themselves in their own way , until the great folks , who were feasting in the house , should join them , when dancing was to commence . One of these groups was composed of Grey , his daughter , Giles , his wife and son . Mary Grey was then as pretty a g irl as could be seen , and Bill Giles as good looking a
young fellow ; despite the half angry g lances which ever and anon he bestowed upon Mary . "I don ' t know wh y you should look so cross at me , William ; what have I done to vex you ? " " I did not know I was looking cross , Mary , though no wonder if I did , when I think of the way in which the
young squire has been running after you to-day , asking you to drink his health and such like , and p leased enough you seemed with his attention , I must say . " " Dear William , what are you saying ; even if I was not engaged to yon , what good could come to me of a gentleman ' s notice , like Mr . Arthur ; I ' m sure I only answered him civilly , so do make it up , and look kindl y at me ; I declare the music is striking up , so let ' s go and join the dancers . "
" Come along then , dear Mary ; won ' t you come and look on , mother , for , though you say you ' re too old to dance , you an ' t to look on ? " "We'll rest here a bit , " said Mrs . Giles , " as both father and nei ghbour are a bit tired . You go and enjoy yourselves . " Just as Bill and Mary took their places in the country-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
them . Surel y you have lectured dear Arthur quite enough for one day , and as for asking him for promises , that is too absurd , as you know very well that he always did as he chose , and always will , I am quite sure . " " Spoken like an oracle , mother ; and you mi g ht have added , that I am too old to mend . "
" I fear so , too , " said his father , with a deep drawn sigh ; adding , " THIS IS THE RESULT OF UNCURBED SELF-WILL IN CHILDHOOD . "
The sun was setting , and his d ying beams were tingeing with golden hues , the foliage of the trees which were planted when Arthur was born . The tenantry have drank the young man ' s health in the strong ale which was brewed at his birth , and all have wished him long life , and many years of happiness . As the evening closed in the good
people formed into groups to amuse themselves in their own way , until the great folks , who were feasting in the house , should join them , when dancing was to commence . One of these groups was composed of Grey , his daughter , Giles , his wife and son . Mary Grey was then as pretty a g irl as could be seen , and Bill Giles as good looking a
young fellow ; despite the half angry g lances which ever and anon he bestowed upon Mary . "I don ' t know wh y you should look so cross at me , William ; what have I done to vex you ? " " I did not know I was looking cross , Mary , though no wonder if I did , when I think of the way in which the
young squire has been running after you to-day , asking you to drink his health and such like , and p leased enough you seemed with his attention , I must say . " " Dear William , what are you saying ; even if I was not engaged to yon , what good could come to me of a gentleman ' s notice , like Mr . Arthur ; I ' m sure I only answered him civilly , so do make it up , and look kindl y at me ; I declare the music is striking up , so let ' s go and join the dancers . "
" Come along then , dear Mary ; won ' t you come and look on , mother , for , though you say you ' re too old to dance , you an ' t to look on ? " "We'll rest here a bit , " said Mrs . Giles , " as both father and nei ghbour are a bit tired . You go and enjoy yourselves . " Just as Bill and Mary took their places in the country-