. Five little Peppers grown up, a sequel to Five little Peppers midway . Alexia, 518 home! fanning herself violently, and this old ruffwill end me. There! and she made a littlebreak in the starched affair under her chin, thats one degree less of miser3^ What would Queen Bess do to you ?cried Polly, saying the first thing that came inher head, to keep off questions she saw trem-bling on Alexias tongue. Queen Bess was an old goose to wear sucha thing, retorted Alexia. Oh, Polly ! docome with us. Let her, do, Mr. King, to theold gentleman who made all sorts of signs thatserved to show he meant to
. Five little Peppers grown up, a sequel to Five little Peppers midway . Alexia, 518 home! fanning herself violently, and this old ruffwill end me. There! and she made a littlebreak in the starched affair under her chin, thats one degree less of miser3^ What would Queen Bess do to you ?cried Polly, saying the first thing that came inher head, to keep off questions she saw trem-bling on Alexias tongue. Queen Bess was an old goose to wear sucha thing, retorted Alexia. Oh, Polly ! docome with us. Let her, do, Mr. King, to theold gentleman who made all sorts of signs thatserved to show he meant to keep Polly to him-self. We girls want her now, she addedsaucily. You keep away, said old Mi*. King, withan emphatic nod and a twinkle in his eye, andthe other girls; Im going to have Polly to-night ; you can come over in the morning andsee her. And he moved off coolly, carrjdngPolly with him. Alexia stood a moment transfixed with as-tonishment. Joel — Joel, what is it ? shecried in a stage whisper, as that individualpranced by in one of his fits of remoise looking. DO COME WITH us! f. Tii-DKis i- ■ HOME ! 521 up Bingley. Do tell me whats come overPolly, and why does Mr. King act so queerly ?Joel flashed her a smile, but wouldnt sayanything, and his eyes twinkled so exactly likeMr. Kings, that Alexia lost all patience. Oh ! you horrid boy, she cried, and ranback dismally to the girls, with nothing to Charlotte Chatterton walked as if shedisdained the ground, her peaked hat tower-ing threateningly, while her sallow face waswreathed with smiles; and it seemed as if shecouldnt sing enough, throwing in encores in aperfectly reckless fashion. What is it ? oh! I shall die if I dontknow, exclaimed Alexia, over and over. Girls, if some of you dont find out whatsgoing on, I shall fly crazy! And the room buzzed and buzzed with de-light, the growing mystery not lessening thehilarity. Thats an uncommonly fine fellow Ive justbeen talking with, said Mason Whitney, com-ing up to
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