. Melchior's dream, Brothers of pity, and other tales . the heel of her Balmoral boot. I dont like confessing it, but I did push MaudMary, and Maud Mary slapped me. And when we both looked up, my godmother wasstanding before us, with her gold spectacles on hernose. • ••••• Lady Elizabeth was very kind, and even then Iknew that she was very right. When she said, I have asked your friend for aweek, and for that week, my dear, she is your guest,and you must try to please, and make the best of itI not only did not dispute it, I felt a spirit of self-suppression and hospitable pride awake within me
. Melchior's dream, Brothers of pity, and other tales . the heel of her Balmoral boot. I dont like confessing it, but I did push MaudMary, and Maud Mary slapped me. And when we both looked up, my godmother wasstanding before us, with her gold spectacles on hernose. • ••••• Lady Elizabeth was very kind, and even then Iknew that she was very right. When she said, I have asked your friend for aweek, and for that week, my dear, she is your guest,and you must try to please, and make the best of itI not only did not dispute it, I felt a spirit of self-suppression and hospitable pride awake within me todo as she had said. I think the hardest part of it was that, whatever Idid and whatever I gave up, Maud Mary recognizedno effort on my part. What she got she took asher due, and what she did not get she grumbledabout. I sometimes think that it was partly because, in allthat long week, she never ceased grumbling, that Idid — I hope for life. Only once I said, Oh, godmamma, how glad I shallbe when I am alone with Joseph again ! And with. She whisked over three shops with the ends of her sash, andkicked the wax off Josephine Esmeraldas nose with the heel of herbalmoral boot. — PAGE 208. & IY ASTTOR, LB ILB A BAD HABIT. 209 sudden remorse I added, But I beg your pardon,thats grumbling; and you have been so kind! Lady Elizabeth took off her eye-glasses, and held outher hands for mine. Is it grumbling, little woman? she said. Well,I m not sure. /;# not sure, I said, smiling; for you know Ionly said I should be so glad to be alone with Joseph,and to try to be good to him; for he is a very kindboy, and if he is a little awkward with the dolls I meanto make the best of it. One cant have everything Iadded, laughing. Lady Elizabeth drew my head towards her, andstroked and kissed it. God bless you, child, she said. Yo\i/iave in-herited your fathers smile. But I say, Selina, whispered Joseph, when I wentto look at his fortress in the bay-window, do yousuppose its because
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