Part 16 (2/2)
Oho you and de banjo”
”Most pathetic,” said Miss Chase, with a twinkle in her dark eyes
”I think I begin to see where Mr Cochrane gets his revolutionary sentier dreams ob home, Where de sun really shi+nes and de frosts nebber cos, And we hadn't got to beg for our bread like de dogs
Oho you and de banjo”
Bob's voice beca attitude with his head on one side as he finished,--
”But it ain't no good all dis singin' out of tune, For we can't get warm, tho' they say it's hot for June; It's certain for darkies dis is not de place, Where eben de sun am ashamed to show his face
Oho you and de banjo”
”So that is your opinion of England, is it?” asked Miss Chase
”Well, I am not surprised you don't want to co but a silly old darkie song,” said Eustace
”You wait till you get there, young loo then It is so cold in England the natives have their s glued in to keep out the air, and they have front doors as thick as walls, all studded with nails and brass knockers”
”But what are the brass knockers for?” asked Nesta ”They wouldn't keep you warm”
”Certainly not,” was the answer; ”the brass knockers are for the purpose of waking the people inside the house, who are always asleep with the cold--like dorht to have any tea after that? He hasn't done penance, and he isn't a bit sorry He is , as he is a guest he must have his tea,” Mrs
Orban said; ”but I will send a note by hioing ho to sleep in a hammock on the veranda”
”Oh, jolly!” exclaimed every one, and there was a chorus of, ”We can stay up late, can't we, just for to-night--Aunt Dorothy's first night?”
But Aunt Dorothy did not allow the compliment to deceive her Not for her but for Bob Cochrane did the young people want to stay up later He was certainly a great favourite
CHAPTER IX
A RIDERLESS HORSE
It was a delightfullyseveral songs, and then he struck
”I as,” he declared ”It's her turn now Witches ought to be punished even more severely than traitors”
SheBut in the an over her head that she dropped her hands laughingly, and exclai with that wretched electric bell going on all the time?”
”Tr-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r,” sounded shrilly through the room, louder and louder