The Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell
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Miss Ellen_."
"Oh, Mamma!" exclaimed Ellen, jumping with delight, "did you ever see such a dear old gentleman? Now I know what he meant yesterday, when he asked me if I would rather have something for myself or for you. How kind he is! to do just the very thing for me that he knows would give me the most pleasure! Now, Mamma, these birds are mine, you know, and I give them to you. You must pay me a kiss for them, Mamma; they are worth that. Aren't they beauties?" "They are very fine, indeed," said Mrs. Montgomery; "this is just the season for woodcock, and these are in beautiful condition." "Do you like woodcocks, Mamma?" "Yes, very much." "Oh, how glad I am!" said Ellen. "I'll ask Sam to have them done very nicely for you, and then you will enjoy them so much." The waiter was called, and instructed accordingly, and to him the birds were committed, to be delivered to the care of the cook. "Now, Mamma," said Ellen, "I think these birds have made me happy for all day." |
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