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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. 1900. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII 'WELL--ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL!' What I described in the last chapter will explain the scene that met our eyes, and the sounds that reached our ears, as we got near the Hut. And unluckily the 'we' did not mean only us four--the two bigger boys and Taisy and I. For as we were passing through that part of the near woods which skirts the Eastercove gardens--we always took care not to go very close to the house or more private part of the grounds, as, nice as the Trevors were, mamma said we must never risk their feeling that the place was not quite their own for the time being--just, I say, as we passed the nearest point to the house, we came upon them, all. three of them--Mr., Mrs., and Miss. No, I think I should say all six of them, for trotting round old Mrs. Trevor's heels were of course the three pugs. And, of course too, huddled up under one arm, was the bundle of manycoloured knitting; she was working as she walked, and when she stopped to speak to us, one or two balls rolled on to the ground, so that before Kolf and Geordie had time to touch their caps almost, they were both on their knees, trying to catch the truants before they rolled farther away. 'We were coming to see you all,' said Miss Trevor smiling; 'do you think your mother is at home and disengaged?' 'I think so,' I replied, and then I went on to explain that we had been out for several hours on a private picnicking expedition of our own, and we all joined in saying,'Do come,' for we liked the Trevors very much, especially Miss ' Zenia.' We were a little frightened of Mr. Trevor; he was so tall and thin, and had the name of being tremendously learned, but they were all very kind, though I have nothing very particular to tell about them. Mrs. Trevor always made us laugh, with ...
