Phil rolled his eyes up to the ceiling, and he and Felix both answered
very solemnly, and at the same moment:--
"The Tsar!"
"The President!"
"_Don't_ be silly!" said Nora, with dignity; then, "I suppose I might as
well tell you at once, for you never could guess,--_aunt Lindsay!_"
"No!" "Jinks!" "We _saw_ her!" exclaimed Felix, Phil, and I.
"Yes," said Nora, swinging herself slowly from side to side, and
enjoying our surprise. "And what do you suppose she came for?" Then,
interrupting herself, "But there! I'll begin at the very beginning; that
will be the best. Well, I had just told Dr. Archard good-bye--by the
way, he says nurse will be all right by to-morrow--and come in here for
a minute, when the bell rang, and Hannah ushered an old lady into the
room. Of course I knew at once that it was aunt Lindsay, though I hadn't
seen her for a long time; and I welcomed her as warmly as I could,
feeling as I did about the children,--I didn't tell her anything about
them, though,--and asked her to take off her things. But she said she
could only stay a very short time, and asked to see 'Nancy' and Felix.
"She sat in the chair you are in, Jack,"--Nora turned to me,--"and as
she's very small, she looked about as lost in it as you do.
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