Could he believe his eyes?
There was Hetty holding the string as he had left her.
"Do you mean to say you have been there ever since ?" he said in utter amazement.
"Yes," said Hetty, trying to keep her teeth from chattering.

"You told me not to mind if you were kept a while.

And I did not mind." "But do you know that I have been two hours away, and have had a long ride with father ?" said Mark.
"It seemed a long time," said Hetty; "but I did not know what you were doing.

I promised to stay and I stayed." "Well, you were a precious goose," he said, taking the string out of her hand.

"Nobody but a stupid of a girl would do such a thing." Hetty said nothing, but slapped her hands together, and tried to keep the tears of disappointment from coming into her eyes.
"Here, hold the string a moment longer while I put this peg properly into the ground.