The Cuckoo in the Nest Author:Mrs. Oliphant General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1892 Original Publisher: Hurst and Blackett Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you ... more »can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VII. "Osv," said Mrs. Osborne, "you mustn't let cousin Gervase get hold of you like that again." "He's a dood horse," said the little boy, "when I sit tight. I have to sit vewey tight; but next time I'll get on him's both shoulders, and hold him like a real horse. He's dot a too narrow back, and too far up from the ground." "But listen to me, Osy. It makes me too frightened. You mustn't ride him again." "I'll not wide him if I can help it," said Osy, reddening with mingled daring and terror, "but he takes me up before I can det far enough off, and I tan't run away, mamma." "But you must run away, Osy, when I tell you." The child looked up at her doubtfully. "It was you that told me gemplemens don't run away." "Not before an enemy, or that," said Margaret, taking refuge in the vague, "but when it's only for fun, Osy." "Fun isn't never serous, is it, mamma?" "It would be very serious if you fell from thatfo , from Cousin Gervase's shoulder, Osy. Go out for a walk this afternoon, dear, with nurse." "I don't like nurse. I like Uncle Giles best And I'm the outwider, telling all the people he's toming." "You see Uncle Giles has got something else to do." Gervase was still in the foreground of the picture, carrying out his consigne. The servant had brought out upon the terrace at the other side of the house a box containing a game of which, in former days, Sir Giles had been fond. It was Gervase who had proposed this diversion to-day. "I'll play father a game at that spinner thing," he had said, after the large heavy luncheon, which was Sir Giles' di...« less