If only it lasts till we get the hay in." And who'd have thought it this time yesterday. "It does look now as if we were in for a spell of real summer weather. He had been having a good look at the sky, and his eyes fell on the small prophetess, with approval. The farmer came in after they were all seated at table. Maybe I've been a bit too sharp with her now and then."Īnd Dirk thought to himself that poor little Merran had certainly greatly improved, and even the other brothers refrained, half unconsciously, from teasing or jeering at her, as they had too often done. "I'm glad I washed her frock for her yesterday," thought the dame, taking credit to herself for the girl's pleasant looks. Happily for us all, good spirits are quite as infectious as low ones, if not indeed more so. She laughed merrily in her delight and satisfaction, and the brightness in her face when she went downstairs to breakfast made the others smile at her.
The parasol seems to jump at me in a sort of assuring way that must mean even more than just for to-day, and the umbrella – you are a determined fellow, Mr. There's something in the feeling of the dear things that I can't describe – I'm getting to understand them. And after to-day too, and for some time to come I am almost certain. "Of course it's going to be fine all day – as bright and sunshiny as any one could wish.
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