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IN DANGER.
'Oh Death, that makest life so sweet! Oh fear, with mirth before thy feet!'
WHEN Nita and Jerome again arrived at the Abbey, they found that Mr. Bolton had returned from Burnham, and that the midday dinner, which was an institution in the family, was waiting for them.
'Have you settled anything?--has Nita helped you?' inquired Mr. Bolton.
'Miss Bolton has been very kind indeed, and has probably saved me from wasting a great deal of my small stock of money,' replied Jerome.
'Ah!' said Mr. Bolton, appreciatively, 'that's always something gained.'
He asked his daughter what she was going to do that afternoon, and Nita said she was going to drive to the town of Clyderhow to do a little shopping.
'Why Clyderhow? The shops in Burnham are a great deal better.'
'Because I like the drive to Clyderhow,' said Nita; 'and there is a wonderful milliner there. Aunt Margaret got a bonnet from her with five ostrich tips in it, and a bird, and three bows of black satin ribbon, and a great deal of velvet, for the sum of two guineas.'
'So you go by the quantity of stuff you get for your money when you choose bonnets?' asked Mr. Bolton.
'Aunt Margaret does. She likes plumes. I thought I might perhaps find something sweetly modest and simple, with one feather and one bow, and a little flower or sprig for instance, for next to nothing.'
'Is this shopping considered a secret service affair?' inquired Jerome; 'or may I go too, if I sit quite still while you are in the shop, and promise not to look that way?'
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