Josephstillcontinuedahugeclatteringatthepokerandtongs,puffingandblowingthewhile,andturningasredashisyellowfacewouldallowhim。”Ican’tmakeyousuchhandsomepresents,Joseph。”continuedhissister,“butwhileIwasatschool,Ihaveembroideredforyouaverybeautifulpairofbraces。”
“GoodGad!Amelia。”criedthebrother,inseriousalarm,“whatdoyoumean?”andplungingwithallhismightatthebell-rope,thatarticleoffurniturecameawayinhishand,andincreasedthehonestfellow’sconfusion。”Forheaven’ssakeseeifmybuggy’satthedoor。ICAN’Twait。Imustgo。D——thatgroomofmine。
Imustgo。”
Atthisminutethefatherofthefamilywalkedin,rattlinghissealslikeatrueBritishmerchant。”What’sthematter,Emmy?”sayshe。
“Josephwantsmetoseeifhis——hisbuggyisatthedoor。Whatisabuggy,Papa?”