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XXX. A Wedding at the Stone House

           

           “ButI’msureIshan’tsleepablessedwink,MissShirley,ma’am,forfearthatsomething’llgowrongatthelastminute...thecreamwon’twhip...orMr.Irving’llhaveastrokeandnotbeabletocome.”

           “Heisn’tinthehabitofhavingstrokes,ishe?”askedDiana,thedimpledcornersofhermouthtwitching.ToDiana,CharlottatheFourthwas,ifnotexactlyathingofbeauty,certainlyajoyforever.

           “They’renotthingsthatgobyhabit,”saidCharlottatheFourthwithdignity.“TheyjustHAPPEN...andthereyouare.ANYBODYcanhaveastroke.Youdon’thavetolearnhow.Mr.Irvinglooksalotlikeanuncleofminethathadoneoncejustashewassittingdowntodinneroneday.Butmaybeeverything’llgoallright.Inthisworldyou’vejustgottohopeforthebestandpreparefortheworstandtakewhateverGodsends.”

           “TheonlythingI’mworriedaboutisthatitwon’tbefinetomorrow,”saidDiana.“UncleAbepredictedrainforthemiddleoftheweek,andeversincethebigstormIcan’thelpbelievingthere’sagooddealinwhatUncleAbesays.”

           Anne,whoknewbetterthanDianajusthowmuchUncleAbehadtodowiththestorm,wasnotmuchdisturbedbythis.Shesleptthesleepofthejustandweary,andwasrousedatanunearthlyhourbyCharlottatheFourth.

           “Oh,MissShirley,ma’am,it’sawfultocallyousoearly,”camewailingthroughthekeyhole,“butthere’ssomuchtodoyet...andoh,MissShirley,ma’am,I’mskeeredit’sgoingtorainandIwishyou’dgetupandtellmeyouthinkitain’t.

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