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Pensiveness and laughter chase each other over her fresh little face,
like floating clouds;--she is a true child of the South.
The Squire sits down in the large chair, in the corner of the
fire-place, and takes Miss Redbud on his knee. Then commences a
prattle on the part of the young lady, interrupted by much laughter
from the old gentleman; then the Squire swears profanely at indolent
Caesar, his spaniel, who, lying on the rug before the fire, stretches
his hind feet sleepily, and so makes an assault upon his master's
stockings; then breakfast is ready, and grace being devoutly said,
they all sit down, and do that justice to the meal which Virginians
never omit. Redbud is the soul of the room, however, and even insists
upon a romp with the old gentleman, as he goes forth to mount his
horse.
The Squire thus disappears toward the barn. Miss Lavinia superintends
the household operation of "washing up the tea things," and Redbud
puts on her sun-bonnet, and goes to take a stroll.


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