“Oh, I’m so glad to hear that,” said Drusilla, with a sigh of relief.
“And now, honey, if you’ll scuse me, I’ll go down in the kitchen and see arter the chicking jelly for your dinner. I know as how that gal, Pina ’ll spile it if I leaves it to her.”
“Very well, nurse, go.”
“And I ’vises of you, ma’am, to put on your hat and go for a walk in the garden. It’s right to go out and joy these fine days, which few of ’em will be left for this season, and if there was you wouldn’t be likely to get the good of ’em.”
“Thanks, nurse, I think I will take your advice.”
And mammy went down to her fancy cooking.
And mammy’s young patient put on her hat and cloak, caught up a little hand-basket and went out and took a turn in the garden among the broad parterres of gorgeous autumn flowers that studded the spacious lawn in front of the house. She amused herself with carefully gathering the falling seed and tying up each sort in a separate paper, and putting it in her little basket, for future use.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
DICK HAMMOND IS ASTONISHED.
A party of friends, all light-hearted and gay,
At a certain French cafe, where every one goes,