Elizabeth's Children (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...to stay," and she wandered out. Muriel sat down beside the bed, and drew Renaud to her side. "Why such big eyes, little one?" she said in a low voice. "Pardon, Mademoiselle?" "Why do you look sad, Renaud?" Renaud's "Sad, Mademoiselle? I did not know; but--Sadnt5s you see--it was I who took him into de rain--" his worried eyes on Andre's flushed face. "Don't speak to him, dear; he will go to sleep," said Muriel. "Well, don't look sad, he will soon be well, and you did not know he would take cold. Come, smile, little one." He smiled politely, but it was a poor attempt. "You tink he will soon be well?" he said anxiously, "but Monsieur--he not tink so." "Don't libel me, Renaud; I do think so most heartily." He looked from me to Muriel with puzzled eyes. "Den why--dere is someting--Monsieur laugh and talk, but--but--Andre make him--difPrent--" What a sharp little beggar he is I smiled. "Perhaps it is n't Andre," I said. "Perhaps it's someone else, Renaud." "But no one else is ill, Monsieur." "But someone else is cruel, old man." "Cruel? How, Monsieur?" "Ask Miss Beresford." He turned to her. Andre. "He is joking, dear," she said. falls "No i 'm not Renaud." Asleep "Tell me, Mademoiselle. I do not understand." Then Muriel said, "Hush, dear; Andre is asleep." XVI O-DAY at luncheon Alice said to me, Alice's "Hugh, it's your bounden duty to give J--a dance "Alice, you upset my digestion." "Nevertheless it is This place was made for a dance--" "Pardon; it was made for nothing so frivolous " "You don't know. They used to be ...