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lmost curled. And as he listened to her soft, flowing voice, he kept thinking--if he was to marry some one and have a little girl full of quaint ideas as this one was! But it would take a long, long while, and he sighed. Miss Armitage was sitting by the parlor window when they returned, and she came to the door to meet them. "I ran away with your little invalid," the doctor exclaimed. "Haven't I brought her back improved?" Her cheeks were positively rosy and were rounded out by the exquisite shading. She clasped her small arms around Miss Armitage. "And I've had the most splendid time! A real Sunday. We've been out in the beautiful country where birds were singing hymns and I'm just full of happiness." They had kept their pact, these two people; they could not have worked together otherwise, and each one was following the same path, for the good of the poor of this world. "I am very glad----" "Then you are not going to scold me?" with a questioning smile. "I promised her a drive you know, and today was rather a holiday to me." "Why, she doesn't scold," cried Marilla in a sort of joyful contradiction. "Won't you come in and have some dinner with us?" "Pete would grumble if he stood here an hour. Now, if you would change it to supper--and a cup of tea----" "Let be a cup of tea, then. I want to talk over some plans." "Very well. Expect me on the mark. Six, isn't it?" "Yes," with a smile. "Oh, I'm just delighted," and Marilla squeezed his hand. "So you had a lovely time. Where did you go?" "Oh--through the park and then out on such a beautiful road. Things seem nicer on Sunday, because there isn't so much noise. And there was an old man who has to get about in a chair with little wheels, and can't walk any more. And the lady gave me some cake and such a luscious pear, and asked me to come again. I just wished that there was some little girl from the Home living there." Marilla had her face and hands washed, and a fresh white frock put on. She was so bright and chatty and really charming. But after dinner she lay in the Morris chair and Miss Armitage read her to sleep. It seemed as if she had improved so much in the twenty-four hours. They had such a genial and charming supper, and Miss Armitage played on the organ afterward and then talked about the girls who were going to the Rest House next week. Five of them were very much worn out. They would need to stay a full fortnight. "An
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