. A family flight around home. ult, but you never give me a chance to tell about Billy Brick! He spoke violently now, his face grew red, and he was on thepoint of crying. We do not hate you, and we do not think it was all yourfault, and we do not want to hear about Billy Brick, said Bessie firmly and quietly. Weall feel sorry about theburning of the House,but Tom and I think itwas partly our fault does no good discuss-ing it, and laying theblame about on differentpeople, and so we do notlike to talk about it. Ithink the best thing foryou to do, , isto go with us, and showhow n
. A family flight around home. ult, but you never give me a chance to tell about Billy Brick! He spoke violently now, his face grew red, and he was on thepoint of crying. We do not hate you, and we do not think it was all yourfault, and we do not want to hear about Billy Brick, said Bessie firmly and quietly. Weall feel sorry about theburning of the House,but Tom and I think itwas partly our fault does no good discuss-ing it, and laying theblame about on differentpeople, and so we do notlike to talk about it. Ithink the best thing foryou to do, , isto go with us, and showhow nice and pleasantuiE iiuubi. cvi. and intelligent you really are, and so make everybody forget about the House. Augustine had pulled out a not very creditable pocket handker-chief and had begun to bite the corner of wont go, he said gloomily. Well, said Bessie, that makes it all the easier; if he reallydoes not wish to go, and prefers to return to New York withMr. Bruce, there is nothing to prevent your going with LAST DAYS AT UTOPIA. 321 But we are twins! said Augustine, with a kind of stare. Thetwo boys had never been separated. You are not Siamese! said Bessie, laughing gayly; thereis no law, either, to compel you to stay together. But you do not want me, you only — said Augustine, begin-ning to whine again. Bessie looked annoyed. Come, Augustine, I should not inviteyou if I did not wishyou to come with for Tom, he toldme I had better askyou; and it is for youto win his friendshipand Huberts by being-nice. Do not youthink that is moremanly than runningaway from * Thus it was settled. ^^,^,, , .,.,Bessies greater work ^$M/;, if// .Cwas persuading Tomand Hubert to relaxfrom their sternnesstoward Augustine. Er-nest departed for NewYork with Mr. Bruce,rejoicing, with some bravado, in the prospect of staying at theFifth Avenue Hotel with his father till the ladies of his familycame to town. It was inferred, however, by his letters to Augus-tine, that his
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