Dorothy Whitehill
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 52
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xix good-by The next week, the Farwells and Polly bade farewell to Pixie's Haunt. It was a sad parting. The war had done much to bring them all near together in the common bond of sympathy, and work, and though no one mentioned it, they all felt that if things turned out as they hoped, Cyril and Lois would bind them still closer. Even Polly was a little depressed when the hour of actual leaving arrived. "I don't see why it didn't rain," she said crossly to Gerald. "It would have made going so much easier. But do look at this wasteful sunshine." They were in the automobile waiting in the court for the others. Gerald had come down purposely to run them up to London, where they would take the train to Liverpool. "What do you want it to rain for? We've had a deluge for three days," he said in answer to Polly. "Yes, and on any one of them I would have gladly gone, ' Polly returned. ' Anything sadder and drearier than that garden yesterday, I never saw, but to-day, why I want to be in it and stay in it." "Stay in what?" asked Genevieve, as she and Judy came across the lawn. "Bed?" "Goodness, no, the rose garden," Polly replied. "I'm just kicking about this glorious weather." "Don't--it may turn to rain, if it hears you," Genevieve begged; "and we do want the country to be cheerful when our Belgians arrive." "When do you expect them?" "In a day or two," Judy replied. "Twenty of them. Think of it, and some of them without hands." "Don't! I can't bear even to hear about it," Polly pleaded. "They'll keep you busy taking care of them, won't they?" "I hope so," Judy said quietly. "When is your Belgian family coming!" Polly asked Gerald. "I don't know," he replied. "The Pater offered to give three rooms to them ages ago, but they've not showed...