Dexie's brisk ways and
ceaseless activity were extremely annoying, as it seemed a continual
reproach to Mrs. Sherwood, who preferred the easy, languid movements of her
twin sister.
No one raised any objections to Mrs. Gurney's plans except Gussie, and her
objections were many and loudly expressed.
It was shameful of Dexie to thrust herself into the Gurney family as she
was doing. Anyone could see that it was more on Lancy's account than
Elsie's that Dexie was so delighted to accompany them. Why didn't she go
and live with them at once? She might as well, seeing that so much of her
sewing was being prepared in Mrs. Gurney's sewing-room.
This, and pages more, was reiterated daily, till Dexie would snatch up her
work and run to her aunt's room, and she was heartily glad when the time
came to leave Gussie and her unkind words behind her.
Yet it was not only on Gussie's account that she felt so glad to be off,
for, when Hugh McNeil heard of her intended departure, he added his
persecutions also. At first, when he learned that Lancy was to accompany
Elsie, his heart beat high with hope. Dexie would be free from Lancy's
influence, and he hoped much from a few weeks of uninterrupted intercourse.
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