Robin Redbreast Author:Molesworth Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. TWO JACINTHS. HE porch was almost like a room. It hart cushioned seats all round, a rustic table at one side, and stained glass, tiny-paned wi... more »ndows. The old lady hurried through it, looking back over her shoulder to say, ' Sit down for a minute or two. I will order some milk for the little boy,' and nothing loth, the children did so, though in silence. Then Eugene glanced round in triumph. ' There now,' he said, ' you see I was right. She doesn't mind a bit. I shouldn't wonder if she brought us out cakes too.' 'Hush,' said Frances, 'you needn't talk like that, Eugene. You were as frightened as anything when she first came out. And how can you be so greedy?' ' Hush,' said Jacinth in her turn, and still more authoritatively. ' Don't you hear 1 she's coming back.' The door standing slightly ajar was pushed open more widely, disclosing a trim-looking maid, carrying a tray with a large glass jug full of milk, and—joyful sight!—a plate of small brown crisp-looking cakes. Eugene's eyes glistened, though, poor little chap, it was more at the sight of the milk than the cakes, for he was very thirsty indeed. But he sat still, to outward appearance patiently enough, forjust behind the maid came the old lady again, looking quite eager and excited, a bright spot of colour on each cheek. 'Put the tray on the little table,' she said. 'Yes, that will do. You need not stay ;' and the trim maid disappeared again. Lady Myrtle poured out a glass of milk and gave it to Eugene. ' Your sisters will excuse my attending to you first, I am sure,' she said. ' You are very thirsty, I know.—Now, will you two have some milk and some cake?' she went on, turning to Jacinth and Frances. Jacinth felt half inclined to refuse, but something in the old lady's manner made ...« less