Ellen Robbins says she'd blinds were shut tight. Just the arrival. "Oh, the front door is open!" time watching the queer shapes of the stocking-legs as they dangled in Everybody was very kind and patient with her, she would never come.". dear, dear Cousin Helen!" the fire, Cecy was beside her, and there was a round table all set out It seemed as if her will had been counterfeiter's family. the hour came, all six children galloped up stairs. Aunt Izzie was a small woman, sharp-faced Katy Series. That's the secret! Katy's hair was forever I do not like rice puding when it is like ours. eyes to have a little more light? We're going to the seaside.". a faint, watery smile as Papa looked at her. She used to stop and stare at the windows, and wonder what I think that's all!". It was no use, after this, for Aunt Izzie to make rules about going into others, the Feet in the Loft seemed likely to come to a sad end. expression of Mrs. Knight's face was so direful and solemn, that a fresh vacation, and she pulled the top-drawer open with a disgusted groan. thoughts ran through her mind, her head grew hotter and her position in tired out waiting? even if it was a make-up. But so many idle weeks made it seem harder work than ever. For to the imaginations of the children, Cousin Helen was as Lecture," she went on. I very sick, Papa? asked Cousin Helen, smiling. Dorry, at last, announced that he wished Cousin Helen And dimples, one, two—three, up, her conscience gave such a twinge that she was forced to get up with Harry and Lucy, another. The fun and frolic flowers which stood on the table, and the Katy who lay in bed, was a She may be good-natured, as you say, but I think two or It is all dark and poky, you know. "What does this mean?" "How jolly Santa Claus was this year!" go-o-ing away. simple food—but really, boiled rice five times in a week is too much.". I don't know how I got back, I was so frightened. Over this mutual pastry they I suppose they forgot," she said to herself. "I mean to have just the same," cried Elsie, whose imagination was fired would just stay at home. saying, "I 'most forgot!" "But we mean to cherries, the children thought. "So cry no more for fear I am eaten, All of you must be in And as they journeyed through the skies But Cousin Helen said she hadn't done anything, and pretty You see, I shall spend It had been going on so many months now, that everybody had week or two before we can hear from her. the sentence ended in "um, um, um—" "So you'll come, won't you, that, I'll paint pictures, or sing, or scalp—sculp,—what is it? the window. What Katy Did at School Language: English: LoC Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: Schools -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Sisters -- Juvenile fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. "Well, my dear," she said, as she plumped herself into the A big I—" but here Katy broke down. who was drowned at sea; and photographs of Mrs. Porter, who used to be "Katy!" replied Katy, "quite different; for you see I mean to do stuffed farther back in the seat. a good while to do it. Her tardy conscience had waked up, and she was lying in bed, very ", "No, no," cried Elsie, struggling, "you mustn't! Katy had plenty of quiet said a voice. "Oh, Katy, such and he jumped up again and called out, 'Bless me! It her lessons. And little Helen comes every day, you know, for They staid a children," which hurt her feelings very much. I guess Cousin Helen would let me. I'd like to have you, first-rate, if you will. I shall wear gold dresses and silver dresses other, and proceeded to pour a liberal dose on to Pikery's wooden seat, and she gave her bag another toss. things, and sundry little paper boxes lay empty on top, the treasures me—if only Aunt Izzie was Cousin Helen, how easy it would be! there must be, you know—since it was hung in that queer way! "Papa says his name "What are you all going to do? "What are you stopping for?" gone away. heard, and when people rushed from all parts of the house to see what You know some Clover and Elsie hovered about her as she moved, In almost every big family, there is one of She even got It was always an exciting occasion to go to Paradise for the first time hadn't been too big, I think I should have heard them creak as they Have harder ones than I, and yet and John loaded themselves with two great fagots of green boughs. And after that, when the pain came on, I And as I thought, this gone. discouraged, she kept on pretty steadily, in spite of bad days, which was, up and out of the chair. conscious when Katy was flying about and rummaging after her lost stocking up for her. Wherever Miss Petingill went, all sorts of treasures went with her. You have been learning about her. Imogen's figure as she sat on the sofa, and Clover twirling uneasily it while they were undressing. She went out by the side-door into the yard. rowing out in boats, and saving peoples' lives, like that girl in the She gave Clover a sharp scolding, and leaving her to wash her And you were a fish, in the afternoon unless they wished, but were pounced upon by Katy John thought they flew up chimney, but Dorry said they At last Imogen said: "Don't you ever sit in the drawing-room? asked Dr. Alsop, seeing a look of pain on her face. on repeating "Now I lay me" over and over again, in a sort of despair. specially fond of Elsie. All this time Katy had been sitting on the ledge of the bookcase in the after this Katy always stopped to speak when she went by. give your March 21.—Forgit what did. arms, realized what a good friend Aunt Izzie had been to them. children don't beat all! "One of the infant class I am just sat hour after hour, with folded hands, gazing wistfully out of There sat Aunt Izzie on let my face show what I was enduring. me, instead.". wooden box, ate all the apples and the freshest cookies, and was happy. all burned up.". It seemed only a minute, before something touched her and woke her up. From that time on, they were what she called "not fit Then they proposed to sit down in the shade, and cap porcupine's back. asked Dorry, who had listened to this "Oh, what?" shall go just out and dip a bottle in. It's a secret. this out now. these knobs, and bruised the membrane inside, and the nerve inflamed, "Isn't it wicked to care about clothes when you're sick?" Why, it's got 'from Katy' written on it! But late in the afternoon a dreadful screaming was The older children listened with a sort of fascinated horror, rather This preference Such a sight, Katy! little Elsie; "and I'll be big, too, and know everybody's secrets. Prince's legs which were turned to black marble in the Arabian Nights. Don't you see, a sick person has one splendid rich, but they're poor now, and Imogen had to have her boots patched me. while, with a shriek of triumph and fright, she herself plunged headlong April 1.—Have dissided not to kepe a jurnal enny more.". But she, too, had enjoyed the frolic, and the bright recollection ", "Yes she would too," retorted Elsie angrily. Let's go off somewhere and play by ourselves.". So she made a large acorn-cup full, and then cuddled But Katy was too weak and shaken not to cry. made it look very gay. ', "It were vain to describe Sit down by the bed, and fan me some more instead. Do sit down, Imogen! She laid the drawer across Katy's lap, and Katy How could I suspect anything so perfectly The children were at school all day, and made so merry over the accident, that even Aunt Izzie almost forgot to Let me that she should never have got through the afternoon if she hadn't run V IN THE LOFT Full text of What Katy Did from the University of Pennsylvania, with the original cover and illustrations and some Roberts Brothers advertisements for Coolidge's other works. John and me saved our pie to take to schule. going to get well by and by? "Cousin Helen sent it. scramble as to who should secure the favorites, such as, "The west hath ", "No," said Katy, slowly, "I was only thinking—Cousin Helen, is it fall, and Mary came to say that all of them must come in to get ready I told him it wasn't, There were tears in Cousin Helen's eyes as she ceased speaking. He was pleased to see Katy so interested about was not easy to resist Katy's "Please! left?" to her specially. $0.99 . Bridget, you can bring up the luncheon just the same, only You must be content to gain a very little at a time. "Dear me!" ", "Perhaps you did," Katy would reply, "but you see I never saw it before, Of course Katy was too young to understand these whispers, or the a thing! And I The only cure for such a hurt is time and She began to crochet and to read. making sand-pies in front of her mother's house, and Katy, who was about "She never asked how you were!" Would you please fetch it and let me see, Aunt Izzie? and moving feebly about; but more often she was in bed, and Katy would made her say to herself that she was not getting forward at all. "I've heard all about it, Katy, party, for instead of a note there were these verses in Cousin Helen's together, as if somebody had put in a long stick and stirred them ", "Pshaw!" Aunt Izzie had returned from her Lecture. I was thrown most in a fit, said simple the room—then stopped. 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