"What about Evelyn?" inquired Dorothy.
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Janet was forced to comply, and Dorothy exclaimed eagerly:
There was a spirit that shone out of those gray eyes, and lent sweetness to that mouth, which was in itself so beautiful that it radiated all over Evelyn, and gave her that strong fascination which those who are striving heavenward ever possess."Patience," said Mrs. Freeman, from her end of the supper table, "I think we have all finished. Will you say grace?"
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Biddy turned, arrested in her gay flight from rosebush to rosebush."What is that?"
"I want us to utilize our opportunities," said Janet. "We have a few minutes all to ourselves to discuss the[Pg 7] Fancy Fair, and we fritter it away on that tiresome new girl."
"Oh, what a wicked girl you are," said Mrs. Freeman, roused out of her customary gentle manner by the sight of Evelyn's motionless form. "I can't speak to you at this moment, Bridget O'Hara; go away, leave Evelyn to me. Evelyn, my darling, look at me, speak to me—say you are not hurt!"
Oh, yes, she ought to tell; and yet—and yet——