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And of course his dress--the dress of the Beauchamp Brethren--makes him look even older than he is." "What is it ?" asked Corona, turning about as well as she could on the stile and putting the direct question with direct eyes.
"It's a long gown, a gown of reddish-purple, with a silver rose at the breast." "Save us!" exclaimed this unaccountable child.

"'Seems I'd better start right in by asking what news of the Crusades." In the spare room pertaining to Brother Bonaday he and Brother Copas were (as the latter put it) making very bad weather with their preparations.

They supposed themselves, however, to have plenty of time, little guessing that the captain of the _Carnatic_ had been breaking records.

In St.Hospital one soon learns to neglect mankind's infatuation for mere speed; and yet, strange to say, Brother Copas was discoursing on this very subject.
He had produced certain purchases from his wallet, and disposed them on the chest of drawers which was to serve Corona for dressing-table.
They included a cheap mirror, and here he felt himself on safe ground; but certain others--such as a gaudily-dressed doll, priced at 1s.3d., a packet of hairpins, a book of coloured photographs, entitled _Souvenir of Royal Merchester_--he eyed more dubiously.
He had found it hard to bear in mind the child's exact age.
"But she was born in Coronation Year.