[Melbourne House, Volume 1 by Susan Warner]@TWC D-Link bookMelbourne House, Volume 1 CHAPTER VIII 25/26
"They sings it in camp meeting." "In camp meeting!" said Gary.
"I should think so! What's that! You see I have never been there, and don't understand." "If you please, sir--the gentleman knows"-- June said, retreating backwards as she spoke, and so fast that she soon got out of their neighbourhood.
The shrinking, gliding action accorded perfectly with the smothered tones and subdued face of the woman. "Don't _she_ know!" said Gary.
"Isn't that a character now? But, Daisy, are you turning Puritan ?" "I don't know what that is," said Daisy. "Upon my word you look like it! It's a dreadful disease, Daisy;--generally takes the form of--I declare I don't know!--fever, I believe, and delirium; and singing is one of the symptoms." "You don't want to stop her singing ?" said Capt.
Drummond. "That sort? yes I do.
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