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Excerpt from Joanna Godden Now be quiet, Ellen, said the elder roughly but not unkindly, as she helped her up, and stuffing the black-bor dered handkerchief into her pocket, took out the everyday one which she kept for use. There, wipe your eyes, and be a stout gal. Don't let all the company see you crying. The last injunction evidently impressed Ellen, for she stopped at once. Her sister had wiped the grit and the little smear of blood ofi her chin, and stood in the doorway holding her hand while one by one the other carriages drew up and the occupants alighted. Not a word was spoken till they had all assembled, then the young woman said: Please come in and have a cup of tea, and turning on her heel led the way to the dining-room. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.