“By-and-by, much to my amazement, she began to touch my possessions carefully, and now and then, gathered stray articles of her own off the sofa or bureau, or from under the bed, with a praiseworthy effort to set things to rights. Before the summer was over Aunt Marion declared that Cora was as particular as myself, and I was convinced that patience was a good rule to live by; and so often was I called upon to exercise it, that I learned always to be on the watch.”
“There!” Jennie started, “I expected to hear that bell, and here is papa! Miss Lane, you will tell us more after tea?” she said, imploringly.
“If you care to hear it!”
“Yes, oh! yes,” cried all in chorus, and the party filed out to tea.
CHAPTER X.
The children could scarcely wait to finish their tea before they begged for the continuation of the story.
“Miss Lane is telling us her life, papa,” they exclaimed, as they gathered closely about her, with wide awake faces.