第117章 (第2/2页)

Elzath could ar t no longr.Sh got up,and ran out of th roo;and rturnd no or,tll sh hard th passng through th hall to th dnng parlour.Sh thn jond th soon nough to s Lyda,th anxous parad,alk up to hr othr's rght hand,and har hr say to hr ldst sstr,

“Ah!Jan,I tak your plac no,and you ust go lor,caus I a a arrd oan.”

It as not to supposd that t ould gv Lyda that arrassnt fro hch sh had n so holly fr at frst. Hr as and good sprts ncrasd. Sh longd to s Mrs. Phllps,th Lucass,and all thr othr nghours,and to har hrslf calld“Mrs.Wckha”y ach of th;and n th an t,sh nt aftr dnnr to sho hr rng,and oast of ng arrd,to Mrs.Hll and th to housads.

“Wll, aa,”sad sh, hn thy r all rturnd to th rakfast roo,“and hat do you thnk of y husand? Is not h a charng an? I a sur y sstrs ust all nvy . I only hop thy ay hav half y good luck.Thy ust all go to Brghton.That s th plac to gt husands.What a pty t s, aa, dd not all go.”

“Vry tru;and f I had y ll, should.But y dar Lyda,I don't at all lk your gong such a ay off.Must t so?”

“Oh, lord! ys; —thr s nothng n that. I shall lk t of all thngs.You and papa,and y sstrs,ust co don and s us. W shall at Ncastl all th ntr,and I dar say thr ll so alls,and I ll tak car to gt good partnrs for th all.”

“I should lk t yond anythng!”sad hr othr.

“And thn hn you go aay,you ay lav on or to of y sstrs hnd you;and I dar say I shall gt husands for th for th ntr s ovr.”

“I thank you for y shar of th favour,”sad Elzath;“ut I do not partcularly lk your ay of gttng husands.”