Brenda's Cousin at Radcliffe: A Story for Girls

it, as she ushered two visitors into the room where Miss South, Julia, and Pamela were si

from the lounge where she was looking over

ation to drop in upon you at any time, so that we cou

re always ready

er," added Tom, after he had followed Philip'

you have made it so evident

l invitation, lest you might show us only the company side

the beginning to welcome our friends at any

institution," said Tom, gla

es yet. I suppose you keep them und

onded Miss Sou

from another part of the house showed that if in durance vile, the

was his first visit to Boston since he had been admitted to the bar, and he described himself as just beginning to b

ny of them by the ears. Why, the other day when I was out with my uncle, and the cable car stopped too suddenly, I almo

a, into whose ear he had le

ed to an extent that seemed strange to those who had known him in his earlier college years. Much responsibility had recently come to him on account of his fath

ss South, "if you really wished me to

s to have it. We are counting on

onal; but my lantern is in order, and I have nearly a hundred slides. Many

nd I can tell you that we older 'inmates,' as

; they will be worth your atte

rce expect

public on

ip, somewhat embarrassed, was glad to see Angelina at the door announcing "Dinner is se

which he had first made her acquaintance. But Pamela, no longer sensitive about this misadventure, brought it up herself. Though Philip politely persisted that it had seemed the most natural thing in the world to see before him

nd she quoted one or two passages from certain ancient authors to sh

er school, to prove that it wasn't simply

t in them that makes your pup

to her word of s

ost devoted admirers, has been telling me-I belie

e is a bright little thin

expect more from o

r seems to me fa

king in a bantering tone, unawed by

surviving not only the experiment of teaching my

t an experimen

real

must come here some day when the classes are at work

I might properly visit the school I am afrai

said Pamela, "and sometimes I feel

ation, I don't believe

ut then some one else co

xactly wha

l that she did directing their thoughts toward the appreciation of beautiful things. Every Saturday she took two or three to the Art Museum, and later she meant them to see any exhibitions that there might be in town. One or two critics were inclined to laugh at this work. "It woul

l this to Philip in casual c

imidity Miss South had purposely assigned her to this task. But who could have supposed that she would let the b

ion realizes the extent of my appetite, and evid

drop a dessert plate as she start

id afterwards to Angelina; "I couldn't think what

one on every plate. When I told you to get extra things for company,

ersight, although really this was her first experience in waiting at dinn

twice. Miss South and the others showed no surprise when twice her voice was hea

gie that Mr. Philip Blair was to give a lecture at the Mansion in a week

sh-washing, paused in her singing to listen to Angelina's account

ou don't get killed. Why, I've had two uncles and ten cousins

ou're able set

y the table-

le-cloth, bright an

range with

ttercup," and her voice was clear and sw

their places at

ing this song, this is dish-washing time;" and, overawe

irls were in a twitter at the prospect of this their first entertainment, Angelina most of all. She had arranged her hai

e one of those things-a wh

wha

ie on, for I did not know that you

a swi

Miss Angelina," which Manuel's sister, when none of the residents were present, tried to exact from all the

r head rather stiffly as she

only boy there. He had shot up into a fairly tall youth, with a very intelligent face. He was attending evening school in the city, and working through the day for a little more than

wed one another in quick succession. The wonderful ca?on of the Arkansas, the Marshall Pass, the Garden of the Gods, the tree-

res were thrown in silhouette upon the sheet. Then she continued, "Don't you remember how we used to laugh at him, a

se words with surprise. She had not known Philip in

dest applause was given to a series of colored pictures showing the adventures of a farmer with an obstinate

ious to impress the two girls whom she had invited from the North End with a sense of her own importance. Just as she had picked up the pointer, standing in full sight of all, she was aware of

lina, is your wh

e had fallen, annoyed by the smile on the faces of those before her, and dr

an Angelina herself; for the latter in her way was apt to be domineering, and they knew that for a

hite cloths on half a dozen small tables placed around the room. One girl poured the chocolate, and another put the whipped cream on the top of each slende

here," said Edith, as she and

kind of thing at this season; she says that

ejoined Edith, who was wearing mourning for a relative, an

herself here. She says it pleases her fat

hilip, "though it seems to me that those girls