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an end of her。; 

     Polar ice would have been thawed by this reopening of communication。 

Philip soon had the little maid on his shoulder��the natural throne of all 

children��and they went in together to greet Aunt Jane。 

     Aunt Jane was the head of the house��a lady who had spent more than 

fifty years in educating her brains and battling with her ailments。 She had 

received from her parents a considerable inheritance in the way of whims�察�

and   had   nursed   it   up   into   a   handsome   fortune。   Being   one   of   the   most 

impulsive of human beings�察�she was naturally one of the most entertaining�察�

and behind all her eccentricities there was a fund of the soundest sense and 

the tenderest   affection。  She had seen   much   and varied   society�察 �had   been 

greatly    admired     in   her  youth�察   �but   had   chosen    to   remain    unmarried。 

Obliged by her physical condition to make herself the first object�察�she was 

saved from utter selfishness by sympathies as democratic as her personal 

habits were exclusive。        Unexpected and commonly fantastic in her doings�察�

often    dismayed      by   small    difficulties�察  �but   never    by   large   ones�察  �she 

sagaciously administered the affairs of all those around her��planned their 

dinners and their marriages�察�fought out their bargains and their feuds。 

     She hated   everything irresolute or   vague�察�people   might play  at   cat's´ 

cradle or study Spinoza�察�just as they pleased�察�but�察�whatever they did�察�they 

must give their minds to it。 She kept house from an easy´chair�察�and ruled 

her dependants   with severity  tempered   by  wit�察  �and   by  the   very  sweetest 

voice in which reproof was ever uttered。              She never praised them�察�but if 

they did anything particularly well�察�rebuked them retrospectively�察�asking 

why     they    had   never    done    it  well    before�拭    �But    she    treated   them 

munificently�察  �made   all   manner   of   plans   for   their   comfort�察  �and   they   all 

thought her the wisest and wittiest of the human race。 So did the youths 

and    maidens     of   her  large   circle�察  �they   all  came    to  see   her�察 �and   she 

counselled�察  �admired�察  �scolded�察  �and   petted   them   all。   She   had   the   gayest 



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spirits�察�and an unerring eye for the ludicrous�察�and she spoke her mind with 

absolute   plainness   to    all   comers。   Her   intuitions   were   instantaneous     as 

lightning�察�and�察�like that�察�struck very often in the wrong place。                She was 

thus extremely unreasonable and altogether charming。 

     Such was the lady whom Emilia and Malbone went up to greet��the 

one shyly�察�the other with an easy assurance�察�such as she always disliked。 

Emilia submitted to another kiss�察�while Philip pressed Aunt Jane's hand�察�as 

he pressed all women's�察�and they sat down。 

     ;Now begin to tell your adventures�察─�said Kate。               ;People always tell 

their adventures till tea is ready。; 

     ;Who can have any adventures left�察─�said Philip�察 �after such letters as I 

wrote you all�拭─�

     ;Of which we got precisely one� ─�said Kate。               ;That made it such an 

event�察  �after   we   had   wondered   in   what   part   of   the   globe   you   might   be 

looking   for   the   post´office�   �It   was   like   finding   a   letter   in   a   bottle�察  �or 

disentangling a person from the Dark Ages。; 

     ;I   was   at   Neuchatel   two   months�察  �but   I   had   no   adventures。   I   lodged 

with a good Pasteur�察�who taught me geology and German。; 

     ;That is suspicious�察─�said Kate。         ;Had he a daughter passing fair�拭─�

     ;Indeed he had。; 

     ;And   you   taught   her   English�拭    �That   is   what   these   beguiling   youths 

always do in novels。; 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;What was her name�拭─�

     ;Lili。; 

     ;What a pretty name�         �How old was she�拭─�

     ;She was six。; 

     ;O Philip� ─�cried Kate�察 �but I might have known it。 Did she love you 

very much�拭─�

     Hope   looked   up�察  �her   eyes   full   of   mild   reproach   at   the   possibility   of 

doubting any child's love for Philip。          He had been her betrothed for more 

than a year�察�during which time she had habitually seen him wooing every 

child he had met as if it were a woman��which�察�for Philip�察�was saying a 



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great deal。 Happily they had in common the one trait of perfect amiability�察�

and she knew no more how to be jealous than he to be constant。 

     ;Lili was easily won�察─�he said。           ;Other things being equal�察�people of 

six prefer that man who is tallest。; 

     ;Philip    is   not   so   very   tall�察─  �said   the   eldest   of   the   boys�察  �who  was 

listening eagerly�察�and growing rapidly。 

     ;No�察─�said Philip�察�meekly。           ;But then the Pasteur was short�察�and his 

brother was a dwarf。; 

     ;When Lili found that she could reach the ceiling from Mr。 Malbone's 

shoulder�察─�said Emilia�察 �she asked no more。; 

     ;Then you   knew the   pastor's family  also�察�my  child�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�

looking at her kindly and a little keenly。 

     ;I was allowed to go there sometimes�察─�she began�察�timidly。 

     ;To    meet    her  American      Cousin�察─    �interrupted    Philip。    ;I   got  some 

relaxation in   the   rules   of   the   school。   But�察�Aunt   Jane�察  �you   have   told   us 

nothing about your health。; 

     ;There   is   nothing   to   tell�察─  �she   answered。   ;I   should   like�察  �if   it   were 

convenient�察�to be a little better。        But in this life�察�if one can walk across the 

floor�察�and not be an idiot�察�it is something。 That is all I aim at。; 

     ;Isn't   it   rather   tiresome�拭─  �said   Emilia�察  �as   the   elder   lady  happened   to 

look at her。 

     ;Not at all�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�composedly。               ;I naturally fall back into 

happiness�察�when left to myself。; 

     ;So you have returned to the house of your fathers�察─�said Philip。                      ;I 

hope you like it。; 

     ;It   is  commonplace         in  one   respect�察─   �said   Aunt     Jane。    ;General 

Washington once slept here。; 

     ;Oh� ─�said Philip。       ;It is one of that class of houses�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said she。       ;There is not a village in America that has not half a 

dozen   of   them�察  �not   counting   those   where   he   only   breakfasted。   Did   ever 

man   sleep   like   that   man�拭    �What   else   could   he   ever   have   done�拭  �Who 

governed�察�I wonder�察�while he was asleep�拭                �How he must have travelled� �

The   swiftest   horse   could   scarcely   have   carried   him   from   one   of   these 



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houses to another。; 

     ;I never was attached to the memory of Washington�察─�meditated Philip�察�

;but I always thought it was the pear´tree。 It must have been that he was 

such a very unsettled person。; 

     ;He certainly was not what is called a domestic character�察─�said Aunt 

Jane。 

     ;I   suppose   you   are�察  �Miss   Maxwell�察─  �said   Philip。    ;Do   you   often   go 

out�拭─�

     ;Sometimes�察�to drive�察─  �said Aunt Jane。            ;Yesterday  I went   shopping 

with Kate�察�and sat in the carriage while she bought under´sleeves enough 

for   a   centipede。   It   is   always   so   with   that   child。   People   talk   about   the 

trouble   of   getting   a   daughter   ready   to   be   married�察  �but   it   is   like   being 

married once a month to live with her。; 

     ;I   wonder   that   you   take   her   to   drive   with   you�察─  �suggested   Philip�察�

sympathetically。 

     ;It is a great deal worse to drive without her�察─�said the impetuous lady。 

;She is the only person who lets me enjoy things�察�and now I cannot enjoy 

them in her absence。         Yesterday I drove alone over the three beaches�察�and 

left her at home with a dress´maker。 Never did I see so many lines of surf�察�

but   they   only   seemed   to   me   like   some   of   Kate's   ball´dresses�察  �with   the 

prevailing flounces�察�six deep。          I was so enraged that she was not there�察�I 

wished to cover my face with my handkerchief。 By the third beach I was 

ready for the madhouse。; 

     ;Is Oldport a pleasant place to live in�拭─�asked Emilia�察�eagerly。 

     ;It is amusing in the summer�察─�said Aunt Jane�察 �though the society is 

nothing   but   a   pack   of   visiting´cards。   In   winter   it   is   too   dull   for   young 

people�察�and only suits quiet old women like me�察�who merely live here to 

keep the Ten Commandments and darn their stockings。; 

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