off manya maternal castigation, and meekly iallowed all of us to u pile on herback, to sop her scanty front hairwith water, twist it into curls and frizzles and -comb it to death,while she, poor soul! was nodding from sheer exhaustion, and en-during these indignities without a murmur. And what did… … 22 RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. If she ever had a lover we children must have frightened himaway. She had a brother Ellerey, who was a truckman, and asister-in-law with one little stiff arm, whom she called Ruby, andAnna Maria, her niece, who was pretty, and had weak eyes, anda pair of prunella…
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