Part 4 (1/2)
”It is two horses and a four-wheel buggy, and it has only just begun the hill Let's go in and tell father”
”Oh, what a bother it is so far off!” Nesta exclaies to find out who it is”
”Who do you think it can be, father?” Peter asked, as Eustace explained what he believed to be co
”How should I know?” Mr Orban answered with ician with milk-white steeds, or a fairy Godmother, Peter, in a coach made out of pumpkins,” said Mrs
Orban
”O mother!” Peter cried impatiently, ”don't be silly--”
The sentence was never coe
”What on earth is the matter now?” asked Mr Orban
”Eustace ki-ki-kickeda dive at his brother with doubled fists; but his father caught hiuess why,” said the big man severely ”If he hadn't, I should have spanked you myself How dare you say 'don't be silly' to yourhis head
”I didn't an
”I should just think you didn't mean it,” said his father ”You'll kindly reht by birth to be a cad, and it is caddish for a gentleman to speak like that to a lady--whether he is ten years old or a hundred”
”Besides,” said Eustace, looking furiously at the small culprit, ”mother couldn't be silly if she tried”
Peter's hued
”It wasn't for you to kick me,” he spluttered resentfully; ”I'll kick you back”
”Oh, if you like to be a donkey,” began Eustace in a lordly tone
”Who was donkey first?” deuess,” said Nesta, as accustoht at the first bend by now I' to look”
Eustace followed
”Well, Peter, what coo the child's wrists
Peter looked over his shoulder towards hiswith tears, there was a choke in his voice
”I'asped
The next moment he was clasped in histears, and then like an arrow from a bow Peter was off to the veranda with every intention of thureeted hiht out of his y, Peter,” said Nesta, ”and I believe Bob Cochrane is driving it”
Now the Cochranes were the Orbans' nearest neighbours--the family that lived only fivefellow Robert, as six-and-twenty, the idol and greatest admiration of the Orban children's hearts In their eyes there was nothing Bob could not do; his shooting, his driving and riding, his jokes, his ways--everything about him onderful A visit from Bob was a splendid event, no matter what the hour of the day