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Elinor followed with Mr. Grantly, and Miss Jinny came next with Mr. Spicer, who was very ceremonial and splendid in new clothes of the latest pattern. Patricia thought he looked particularly radiant, and wondered how he could be so glad to say good-bye. She was about to whisper to Tom Hughes, who was next in the merry jumble that followed the first three precise couples, when there was a tremendous rapping at the studio door, and Hannah Ann in her treasured new hat rushed from Miss Jinny's room, where she had been in ambush, to the besieged portal.,The doctor looked at the young man calmly.,An expression of surprise appeared on the pale face of the younger man.,The invalid remained silent for a time, then began to speak slowly and with some little difficulty.,"Mother, what is it? What does Dido sing?","That's Griffin; I know her ring!" cried Patricia jumping up. "I'll go.","How much," squeaked the leader, more shrilly than ever, "did Bruce Haydon bribe the Board to let you in?","Then don't address me!","Did he ask to buy the devil-stick?" demanded Lady Meg, in surprise.,"Now's your chance, Norn! I'll skirmish for laggards and report.",In the meantime I feel that it will be good for his judgeship for me to let him "draw" me at least a little way. I may get hurt, but I shall at least have only myself to thank for it. When we reached home, the judge stopped under the old lilac bush that leans over my side-gate and kissed my hand. Old Lilac shook a laugh of perfume all over us, and I believe signalled the event with the top of his bough to the white clump on the other side of the garden. I'm glad Aunt Adeline isn't in the flower fraternity. Suppose she had seen or heard!,"No, dat only drib away bad debbils. But you scratch de skin with one leetle bit of it, and you die, die, die!".