"
"Oh! that is second-hand poetry, Plaisted. She has been misquoting the
'Widow Bedott' for your benefit," said Mr. Sherwood.
"And who is the 'Widow Bedott'?"
"She is a character in a most amusing book. Let me advise you to take her
as a travelling companion with you to-morrow. After you have read about her
Shadrach, the poetry won't trouble you as being too personal."
A short time later Mr. Plaisted left the house, but his day's experience
still rankled, and he could truthfully say it was the most unpleasant day
he had ever spent. He mentally resolved that should he ever spend another
hour in the society of Dexie Sherwood he would treat her with the greatest
respect, for his day's punishment would be a lasting reminder of her power
of retaliation.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Among the many social gatherings which the "Sherwood twins" attended were
the weekly meetings of the Temperance and Benevolent Society, or the "T.
and B.," as it was usually styled.
This society included among its members most of the young people connected
with the best families in the town.
It was not so aggressive in the temperance cause as some of the other
existing societies, but it had its place, as its ever-increasing membership
clearly showed.
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