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Title: A family flight around home
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 Hale, Susan, 1833-1910, joint author
Subjects: New England -- Description and travel United States -- History
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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inhis face. Then the recollection of their sad parting at Gibraltarovercame her, filling her eyes with tears. She stoopeci and kissedhim, for Hubert was not yet quite so tall as Miss Lejeune,though Tom was well above her in height. Mr. Horner stood by enjoying her surprise. He had purposely,in his telegram to her, omitted all explanations, and she had noidea why he came to Boston at this time. Time enough for explanations later, he said cheerily, as heshook hands with her. Augusta, you look younger than evei.Boston agrees with you. This climate does not, she replied. Look at this weather.It has been just like this for six weeks. It does nothing butsnow. Come and lunch with us, said Mr. Horner, for we are ashungry as bears, are we not, boys.-* After a good lunch, during which they all talked at once, re-calling Madrid memories, and the delights of Toledo, the boyswere sent off to explore Boston by themselves, for Hubert pro-
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ENLIVENING AN APRIL MORNING. OLD FRlEXUb TOGETHER. 25 tested he was up to it. He had borne the voyage \er\ well,with only a few days sickness at first, and felt now perfectlywell, with the exception of a little giddy feeling in his head, forwhich walking would be the best cure. He had had a fairlygood passage, up to the last, when the steamer was greeted by arough reception off our coast. And now let me hear what this means, said Miss Lejeune,when she and Mr. Horner were cosily seated, in a small privateparlor, before a cannel-coal fire, little cups of black coffee besidethem. •■ Mav I have my cigar? he asked. By all means, but begin. *• Well, he said, with half a laugh. * history repeals itself, youknow. Xot longer ago than yesterdav, I received a letter fromColonel Vaughan. The boys, you know, exchange letters regu-larly. I think, interrupted Miss Lejeune, that the Colonel hasacquired the impression that you are responsible for Hubert forthe rest of his life. Mr. Horner shrugg

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