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My neighbour's shoes; or, Feeling for others, by A.L.O.E.
My neighbour's shoes or Feeling for others by ALOE Author:Charlotte Maria Tucker Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURE. ;INA was disposed to be very grave, when the little party assembled for dinner, and Mrs. Martha complained , of he... more »ad-ache. Archie had, however, a capital appetite and unfailing spirits, and coaxed back his great-aunt into cheerfulness, by praising her pigeon-pie. Lina also, who was by no means of a sullen nature, gradually recovered from the effects of the hunt; though retaining a feeling of great uneasiness, lest at some future period poor Snowdrop should fall into the power of Archie. After dinner Mrs. Martha, as usual, took a little nap in the great chair; and Lina felt that it was her duty to amuse their young guest, and keep him as quiet as possible. So Lina offered to show Archie the marvels of the china-cabinet, and he having nothing better to do, and nobody but herself to tease, sauntered with her to the corner of the room. " Now you notice that blue and white jug," began Lina, commencing methodically her business of show-woman, " that belonged to the great Admiral Rooke— " " I shouldn't care if it had belonged to Admiral Crow ! " cried Archie, with his merry laugh, " though I thought that it was only Admiral Nightingale that had had a 'jug, jug,' at all I" " And in that plate you see a great curiosity—" " I can't see anything in an empty plate. " Oh ! but there's a great dragon upon it, that shows— " " That the beast originally came from China, which was doubtless the birth-place of St. George. I believe that he had his hair down his back in a pigtail, and wore a cap with a button at top." " What nonsense you talk !" laughed Lina. " Now I'll show you which is my favourite piece in the cabinet." " I know it, without your showing me." " How can you tell?" asked Lina innocently. " It's that!" ...« less