Her children shedirected with considerable firmness, and all were tractable and growingin grace except Little Sam. He had lost his hat and his hair blew wildly about his face. He provided himself with some stylographic note-books, bywhich he could produce two copies of his daily memoranda--one for himselfand one to mail to Mrs. To him it was punishment, and thedisgrace weighed upon him.
The result, if not highly artistic, made astonishingly goodreading. Cyrus clasped his son in an impetuous embrace, to Bertie's great embarrassment; Nefret ran to Ramses, and Selim embraced everyone in turn. Hereplied with a ribald tirade, and she warned that she would count ten-that if he remained a second longer she would fire. My warning shake of the head stopped Ramses on the verge of a hot retort.
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