Dr. Lavendar's People

dinner he went up to the garret, and Ellen heard him shuffling about overhead,

was an old black velvet waistcoat worked with

ar those waistcoats lately,"

his narrow breast, and regarded himself in the m

houlders and with very full skirts, hung so loose in front that the flowered velvet beneath was not conspicuous; bu

have sent him so early," she said, with some irritation. "Emily!" she called, in her deep voice, "just go to the front door and

mistress's message; but David instantly retreated to walk up and down the street, keeping his

s. Smily stepping delicately down the street, her head on one side, and a soft, un

de a mistake. I'm looking fo

des here," said Mr

eyes with a flurried air. "Dear m

id. "Perhaps we might walk up

d said, Well, she didn't know about that! But, all the sa

Maria), felt a sudden thrill and a desire to reply in kind. But from lack of experience he could think of nothing but the truth. He had been too early, he said, and had come out

sir!" And Dav

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a black waistcoat, came solemnly along, and, with h

angler, good-naturedly, that she supposed he found Old Chester very old-fashioned. "Don't you be trying any candles on us," she threatened him, in a jocular bass. As for David, she paid no attention to him except to remark that she supposed time didn't count with him. But her bushy e

Smily, "that he didn't g

s been talking nonsense to you? Som

or the ministry; and that the Ferrises said he ought to be tried for heresy (or something) because he married Oscar King to their runaway niece; and that he would not give a child back to its repentant (and perfectly respectable) mother-"And a mother's claim is the holiest thing on earth," Mrs.

told herself, "but I hope the Lord will give me grace to hold my tongue." Perhaps the Lord gave her too much grace, for, f

arkley and Mr. Spangler, during which Mrs. Smily cheered up and murmured small ejaculations to David

e just screa

assured her that

't it strange that my cousin likes to-to do that

house was dark with overhanging trees, and, furthermore, half-way up the hill it passed the burial-ground. In a burst of fancy David saw himself near the low wall of the cemetery, protecting Mrs. Smily, who was shivering in her ladylike way at the old head-stones over i

ized, for later Emily announced that Miss H

ded Mrs. Barkley. "That lane is

away together, and David twisted his head around several times to watch the spark of light jolting up the hill towards the burial-ground and the Stuffed-Animal House. W

o affectionately!" said the Re