And he seemed to be a good-natured man, for he ate submissively whatever Auntie put on his plate.
Oh, Vasya's legs are so long," said Auntie seriously.
The first to be king was Stinging Beetle, and Anna Akimovna as the soldier paid her tribute; and thenAuntie was king and Anna Akimovna was peasant, which excited general delight, and Agafyushka was prince, and was quite abashed with pleasure.
It had been quite light when auntie and Mademoiselle Lucie set off, but at Santino the darkness comes on very quickly.
He wanted auntie to stop every minute to look at something wonderful.
Celia and Denny had gone a long walk with their governess, Fritz was at school, mother and auntie had driven to see some friends a good way off, meaning to call for Fritz at his school on their way home.
The "it" that auntie was speaking about was an old picture, hanging up on the wall at the side of the door.
Baby had never seen them, because they were only used when mother and auntie wanted the dinner-table to look very nice, and of course Baby was too little ever to come down to dinner.
The ladies and gentlemen came roundauntie to hear what she was saying.
But when they had gone some little way, auntie stopped short.
Auntie is saying goodbye to our Ashville friends," she explained.
Two or three chauffeurs have come in from Louisville to be interviewed (you see, Sidney trusts my judgment just as Auntie does!
Auntie was in her stateroom on board ship till the last morning, and then I didn't point you out to her.
I had a severe cold last winter, from which I am not quite recovered, and auntie thinks I had best be prudent.
It is not at all in accord with English ideas, you know, dear; and auntie is rather stricter than most, even there.
Burton Raymond went up and down our street a great many times every day, and Auntie May always seemed to be out in the garden looking at the flowers.
Always it had been a sorrow to her that my mother had married a poor man, and she was quite resolved that no such catastrophe should happen to Auntie May.
There in the darkest corner satAuntie May and Burton Raymond on a sofa together.
If you don't poor Auntie May will never be married at all!
Somehow I thought it would be rather nice to have Auntie May there, just for company.
It was strange, though, how sometimes Auntie May would play with my dolls, and sometimes she would tuck up her hair and keep me at arm's length.
She had a string of pearls in her hand, and she fastened it around Auntie May's throat as she spoke.
He had a great fortune left him, and grew into a lord again, and married Auntie May long before I went to sleep.
And, please, God, bless Auntie May, and send her a new beau.
There was a whirlwind of talk about white dresses, and new slippers, and blue bows, and in the midst of the discussion Auntie May caught up her dress and danced.
But why leave us at all to-night, auntie and Lottie?
Oh yes, she did; it nettled her a good deal at first, but she finally got used to it; after finding out how innocent auntie was, and how apt to miscall other names.
It is only--oh, I must tell auntie first, and then you will understand the sort of fright I got.
I meant to have made her very pertinacious, and very funny, and I wanted you to get quite cross with her, auntie dear,' and Taisy could not help a little sigh of regret.
But do let us hurry on to tell auntie all about it.
When mamma and auntie went into the house Nurse Jane sat down on the piazza, knitting in hand, to keep an eye on them.
It was scandalously late--I actually believe he had talked with Auntie in the ballroom, and learned from her that I was alone.
I ran away fromAuntie and everybody, and was walking alone on the beach.
Last evening while Auntie was attending one of the hotel hops (I hate them) Dr.
Auntie doesn't mind whether I go to bed when she tells me to or not.
You must go and get them at once and give them up to your mother or to me and we will send them back to Auntie May and tell her that you are very sorry.
Nurse said I must wear this coat, and Auntie said so, too," he complained, as he struggled out of the objectionable garment after duly removing his still more objectionable headgear.
Distressed beyond words Auntie left the room and went upstairs, declaring that she would pack her things and leave the house the next morning, and that we could fight it out and find each other out,--she was done.
In the late summer these little ones with Auntie and myself were settled again.
And while you're doing that and auntie and godfather are talking things over to themselves, I'll be laying out my razor and my soap 'n' things all ready to shave.
