. St. Nicholas [serial]. In the Land of Bengalee !. THE SAPPHIRE SIGNET OR, THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILLBY AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN Author of The Boarded-up House Chapter III THE DISCOVERY IN THE ATTIC But Sarah continued to circulate around the lit-tle tea-table, clattering the cups, pouring thechocolate, and handing about the napkins andplates. And all the while she was scanning Mar-garets new visitor with jealous and appraisingeyes. Her ministrations seemed fairly inter-minable to the impatient four, and during thewhole time that she was serving the refreshmentsnot one of them uttered a word. So
. St. Nicholas [serial]. In the Land of Bengalee !. THE SAPPHIRE SIGNET OR, THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILLBY AUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN Author of The Boarded-up House Chapter III THE DISCOVERY IN THE ATTIC But Sarah continued to circulate around the lit-tle tea-table, clattering the cups, pouring thechocolate, and handing about the napkins andplates. And all the while she was scanning Mar-garets new visitor with jealous and appraisingeyes. Her ministrations seemed fairly inter-minable to the impatient four, and during thewhole time that she was serving the refreshmentsnot one of them uttered a word. So much of acontrast was this silence to their usual volubility,that she delivered this Parthian shot as she wasat last taking her departure: • Ye all seem mighty quiet, though ye werechatterin hard enough when I come up ! I mthinkin ye must have guilty consciences ! When she had disappeared, Corinne spoke up: You girls all seem rather afraid of your maid,if you 11 pardon my remarking it! But I thinkshe seems very good-hearted. Why, its this way, r
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