. New chronicles of Rebecca. highroad like a red-winged blackbird!Are you going to fly home, or drive with me ? Rebecca clambered into the carriage, laughingand blushing with delight at his nonsense and withjoy at seeing him again. Clara Belle and I were just talking about youthis minute, and I m so glad you came this way, fortheres something very important to ask you about,she began, rather breathlessly. No doubt, laughed Adam Ladd, who had be-come, in the course of his acquaintance withRebecca, a sort of high court of appeals; I hopethe premium banquet lamp does nt smoke as itgrows older. No
. New chronicles of Rebecca. highroad like a red-winged blackbird!Are you going to fly home, or drive with me ? Rebecca clambered into the carriage, laughingand blushing with delight at his nonsense and withjoy at seeing him again. Clara Belle and I were just talking about youthis minute, and I m so glad you came this way, fortheres something very important to ask you about,she began, rather breathlessly. No doubt, laughed Adam Ladd, who had be-come, in the course of his acquaintance withRebecca, a sort of high court of appeals; I hopethe premium banquet lamp does nt smoke as itgrows older. Now, Mr. Aladdin, you will not remembernicely. Mr. Simpson swapped off the banquet lampwhen he was moving the family to Acreville; itsnot the lamp at all, but once, when you were herelast time, you said youd make up your mind whatyou were going to give me for Christmas. I do remember that much quite nicely. Well, is it No, I never buy Christmas presents beforeThanksgiving. Then, dear Mr. Aladdin, would you buy me 2IO. ? I lL just say I NEED A WEDDING-RING ABNER SIMPSONS NEW LEAF something different, something that I want to giveaway, and buy it a little sooner than Christmas ? That depends. I dont relish having my Christ-mas presents given away. I like to have them keptforever in little girls bureau drawers, all wrappedin pink tissue paper; but explain the matter andperhaps I 11 change my mind. What is it youwant. I need a wedding-ring dreadfully, said Re-becca, but its a sacred secret. Adam Ladds eyes flashed with surprise and hesmiled to himself with pleasure. Had he on his listof acquaintances, he asked himself, a person of anyage or sex so altogether irresistible and unique asthis Then he turned to face her with themerry teasing look that made him so delightful toyoung people. I thought it was perfectly understood betweenus, he said, that if you could ever contrive togrow up and I were willing to wait, that I was toride up to the brick house on my snow white
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