Other People's Business : the Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale
Other People's Business : the Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale
Harriet L Harriet Lummis Smith
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Her sturdy legs were crossed, her hands folded. She looked dangerously demure. "I gave you a kiss when you was asleep, a pink one. Do you like pink kisses ?" "Pink?" he repeated, too startled by the choice Digitized by VjOOQ IC ^36 OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS of adjectives to realize how long it had been since any one had kissed him. "Aunt Persis let me have some jelly/* Celia ex- plained. "I like to lick my lips off, but I didn't so I could give you a nice pink kiss." He put one hand hastily to hi...s forehead, thereby verifying his worst suspicions. It was sticky. Joel groaned 'Want me to *poor^ you ?*' the fairy voice inquired with an accent indicating a sense of responsibility. A small hand moved over his unshaven cheek. "Poor Uncle Joel I Poor Uncle Joel/' cooed Celia. She interrupted her efforts to ask with inter- est, "Do you like your skin all prickles? Mine ain't that way/' and proved her statement by laying a cheek like a rose-leaf against his. Joel shrank away gasping. "Want me to tell you a story?" Celia did not wait for Joel's assent The ministering hand nestled against his cheek ; she drew a long breath and began.
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