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home so long, that you need to be glad to go away again, I should
think.'
'But for such a purpose,' returned Kit. 'To bring back Miss Nell! To see
her again! Only think of that! I am so pleased too, to think that you
will see her, Barbara, at last.'
Barbara did not absolutely say that she felt no gratification on this
point, but she expressed the sentiment so plainly by one little toss of
her head, that Kit was quite disconcerted, and wondered, in his
simplicity, why she was so cool about it.
'You'll say she has the sweetest and beautifullest face you ever saw, I
know,' said Kit, rubbing his hands. 'I'm sure you'll say that.'
Barbara tossed her head again.
'
'
What's the matter, Barbara?' said Kit.
Nothing,' cried Barbara. And Barbara pouted - not sulkily, or in an
ugly manner, but just enough to make her look more cherry-lipped
than ever.
There is no school in which a pupil gets on so fast, as that in which
Kit became a scholar when he gave Barbara the kiss. He saw what
Barbara meant now - he had his lesson by heart all at once - she was
the book - there it was before him, as plain as print.
'
Barbara,' said Kit, 'you're not cross with me?'
Oh dear no! Why should Barbara be cross? And what right had she to
be cross? And what did it matter whether she was cross or not? Who
minded her!
'Why, I do,' said Kit. 'Of course I do.'
Barbara didn't see why it was of course, at all.
Kit was sure she must. Would she think again?
Certainly, Barbara would think again. No, she didn't see why it was of
course. She didn't understand what Christopher meant. And besides
she was sure they wanted her up stairs by this time, and she must go,
indeed -
'
No, but Barbara,' said Kit, detaining her gently, 'let us part friends. I
was always thinking of you, in my troubles. I should have been a great
deal more miserable than I was, if it hadn't been for you.'
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