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Mrs. Merriman and Lucy were standing at the white gates of Sunnyside, waiting for the arrival of the girls. Mrs. Merriman had soft brown hair, soft brown eyes to match, and a kindly, gentle face. Lucy was somewhat prim, very neat in her person, with thick fair hair which she wore in two long plaits far below her waist, a face full of intensity and determination, and a slightly set and formal way of speaking. "Aren't you at all excited about their arrival?" said Mrs. Merriman, turning to her daughter as she spoke. "It will make a great change in the house, will it not?" "How many of them are there, mother?" was Lucy's response. "Oh, my dear child, how often I have explained all to you! There's Laura Everett, my dear friend Lady Everett's only daughter; then there is Annie Millar, whom I do not know anything about—but she is a friend of Laura's, and that alone is recommendation enough." "Laura Everett, Annie Millar," quoted Lucy in a low tone. "Have you seen either of them, mother?" "No, dear, of course not." "Has father ever seen them?" "No. But my dear friend Lady Everett——" "Oh, mother darling, when have you seen your dear friend?" "Not since we were girls. But it is so nice to think she should trust her daughter to me." "Well, yes, mother, I suppose so. I suppose I must be quite satisfied. Well, that means two—Laura and Annie. How old are they, mother?" "They are both fourteen." "Then the others, mother?" "Rosamund Cunliffe. I did meet her mother a year ago, who told me she was very pretty. I remember that. Then there is Phyllis Flower. Think of any one with such a dear name—Phyllis and Flower! The whole name is too sweet! I told your father that I knew I should fall in love with Phyllis." "Mother dear, you really mustn't make favorites," said Lucy in a reproving tone.
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L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1497338018
- ISBN 13 9781497338012
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages134
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