Part 55 (1/2)
”You prooing to take Maggie and bring her up a fine lady she'll never suitis that she doesn't come back to me like a bad penny some day”
”That I can absolutely assure you she will never do I aed to you Will you come with me now and let me say a feords to my aunt; for as you have ie alone, my aunt must make a definite promise to you”
Lady Lysle was e, when a red-faced, bald-looking, stout grocer accoe-door
”Aunt Lucia,” said Aneta, ”this is Mr Martin”
Lady Lysle gave the faintest inclination of her head
”Proud to see your ladyshi+p,” said Martin
”I have been ements with Mr Martin,” said Aneta, ”and on certain conditions he will do what I want Will you please, in future, get your groceries froreeable to you I will coe your ladyshi+p”
”Please, auntie, you've got to do it,” said Aneta
”My dear, it depends on Watson, e Watson,” said Aneta, springing lightly into the carriage, her face all beaht, Mr
Martin; and you will get your second order this evening You won't forget about the tea and currants and sugar for the poor people--Now, auntie, will you drive ht to Eaton Square?”
”Eaton Square, I think”
”Good-day, Mr Martin”
The carriage rolled out of sight Martin stood bareheaded in the doorway of his shop There was not a prouder man than he in the whole of Christendom When he returned to the sacred precincts of the shop itself he said to Turtle, ”Fresh custo lady--eh, Turtle?”
”Thefemale I ever saw,” returned Turtle
”When I ask you what you think of her personal appearance you can tell o and attend to the shop”
Meanwhile Aneta, her heart full of thankfulness, accoot what I want,” she said, ”and dear Maggie is practically saved; and you have done it, auntie You will feel happier for this to your dying day”
Lady Lysle said that at the present etting her tea and nuroceries at a shop in Shepherd's Bush; but Aneta assured her that that was a very tiny sacrifice to reat an end as she had in view
”It will help Mr Martin,” she said ”He is not a gentleood, honest tradesive him some of her custom”
”Well,to say,”
responded her aunt ”But you must tackle Watson, for I really cannot attempt it”
Aneta did tackle the old housekeeper to some purpose At first there were objections, protests, exclaround Did not Mrs Watson idolize the girl, having known her from her earliest days?