[What Answer? by Anna E. Dickinson]@TWC D-Link bookWhat Answer? CHAPTER IV 2/6
If you'd just go and do something hateful, or impose on somebody,--one of the waiters, for instance,--you'd see her blaze up, fast enough." "Ah! philanthropic ?" Clara looked puzzled.
"I don't know; we have some girls here who are all the time talking about benevolence, and charity, and the like, and they have a little sewing-circle to make up things to be sold for the church mission, or something,--I don't know just what; but Francesca won't go near it." "Democratic, then, maybe." "No, she isn't, not a bit.
She's a thorough little aristocrat: so exclusive she has nothing to say to the most of us.
I wonder she ever took me for a friend, though I do love her dearly." Tom looked down at his bright little sister, and thought the wonder was not a very great one, but didn't say so; reserving his gallantries for somebody else's sister. "You seem greatly taken with her, Tom." "I own the soft impeachment." "Well, you'll have a fair chance, for she's coming home with me.
I wrote to mamma, and she says, bring her by all means,--and Mr.Ercildoune gives his consent; so it is all settled." "Mr.Ercildoune! is there no Mrs.E. ?" "None,--her mother died long ago; and her father has not been here, so I can't tell you anything about him.
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