of denying such a charge.
'Then why do you look and speak as if you were?' said her sister;
me ever so far out of the way on such a road as this, and then
reasoned with.'
'No,' retorted Helen, who had indulged in her ill-humour till she
have to say. Perhaps it might be as well sometimes if you would.'
'Yes, Helen,' said Elizabeth, colouring and turning away, 'it would
wearied and heated damsels with intelligence, that 'there is no lane
side of a wood, and Helen was more silent, her temper having perhaps
cross.html">cross.html">cross two long fields, where gleaning was going on merrily; Helen
parasol; and Elizabeth had to catch Dora, and hold her fast, to
the stubble. At the first stile, Harriet thought proper to make a
helped her over so quietly that she had no opportunity for one. They
sigh.
'Why, Helen, how soon you are tired!' said Rupert; 'I am afraid
Dora, in so comical a tone, that Rupert, Katherine, and Harriet all
required more forbearance than he possessed, to abstain from teazing
said he.
'Because she looks so,' said Dora.
'And how do people look when they are a little cross, Dora?'
'I do not know,' answered Dora.
'Do they look so, my dear?' said Rupert, mimicking poor Helen's woe-
naughty,' said she.
'What! to look cross?' said Rupert; 'certainly, is it not, Dora?'
Elizabeth and Anne were far in the rear, reaching for some botanical
have put a stop to this conversation, which was not very profitable
little person, and a very good implement for teazing with, as she did
striking her, she stopped short, saying very decidedly, 'We will not
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