The Staying Guest
dy who never did anything by
at Primrose Hall, Miss Priscilla began to lay plans as to
d to the details of Ladybird's life with a great and large gusto; but in her planni
rder, and sudden death, the will of her young relative was of the sort tha
Greek tugs of war was in r
id, "you must see that it will be impos
g countenance, swaying back and forth in a tiny, old-fashioned
iece she must call her Ladybird. But the good lady compromised by using
dog here. What are you goi
at her aunt in a
y," she said. "Wher
both your Aunt Dorinda and I detest dogs, and
her aunt with gr
he said slowly; "but
her aunt, approvingly. "A
dybird, rising, with Clopp
in how to account for such docilit
iting the moppy mass in her aunt's
o was dancing through the hall, saw Martha appear and answer to the s
to the floor, "take that animal and dispose of it somehow. You may give it away or s
g up Cloppy, while Ladybird burst
little thin arm round the old lady's neck. "Martha, of course aunty is only
tha, glancing furtive
her old cheek, or whether her will bowed perforce to a super
dreamily curling a wisp of her aunt'
was so good, aunty, can'
sk Bridget to make one, and then come back here;
lf, as she walked slowly along the hall. S
Aunt Priscilla won't have the same ideas about clothe
ime determination to conquer in the fray, Ladybird came b
riscilla began, "are shocking,
her aunts had learned to regard as ominous. "Now I think they're real
e hideous. Now that white dress with the huge round red sp
y; "that's my very favoritest dress of all, and I wou
gaudy in coloring, Lavinia, and they must be discarded. I shall buy you some neat, quiet patter
her thin little face, and her long arms waving, while her whole body q
ring critically at her niece; "but I shall d
gazed thoughtfully at her aunt. After a f
better: it's such a 'normous plaid; but"-and Ladybird shook her forefinger decisively at her aunt-"it seems
dress again, Lavinia. Now the Dorcas Circle meets here this afternoon, and I wish you to do me credit. We
d lady, not threateningly, but as a token of final decision, "if I don't wea
quired Miss Priscilla, whose thoughts were alr
aunty; it's plain,
she started for the kitchen in the interests of the elaborate
head that betokened a completed plan
said to herself, "th
it on the bed. Then she knelt beside it, and burying her l
hornets, but she's mean! I wouldn't treat a little girl so. I wouldn't make her wear old mud-colored frocks when
issors and carefully cut out a score or more of the large disks from the condemned dress. She grew more cheerf
Spread out in stately grandeur on the bed lay the black silk dress t
its of red fabric at intervals over the black silk skirt and bodice. She worked dilig
ced the paste-pot, "I think it would be
ild and amiable-looking Ladybird walked t
e said, "and I won't be back
t this, for Ladybird often spent a wh
you go," said Miss Dorinda; "h
and Miss Priscilla, looking appr
e Dorcas ladies will
and I hope they'll think the r
diligently
iss Dorinda, as Ladybird disa
d Miss Priscilla, feeling rather irritated at ha
y and mischievous Ladybird, who dance
to leave yo
ou and bes
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