Now you may tell them , Thorny . '' `` Tell its what ? asked Bab , pricking up her cars at once . `` Oh , it 's only that George has come , and I suppose we shall go and get married right away , '' answered Thorny , rubbing his hands as if he enjoyed the prospect . `` Are you going to be married ? asked Betty , so soberly that the boys shouted , and Thorny , with difficulty composed himself sufficiently to explain . `` No , child , not just yet ; but sister is , and I must go and see that all is done up ship-shape , and bring you home some wedding-cake . Ben will take care of you while I 'm gone . '' `` When shall you go ? '' asked Bab , beginning to long for her share of cake . `` To-morrow , I guess . Celia has been packed and ready for a week . We agreed to meet George in New York , and be married as soon as he got his best clothes unpacked . We are men of our word , and off we go . Wo n't it be fun ? '' `` But when will you come back again ? '' questioned Betty , looking anxious . `` Do n't know . Sister wants to come soon , but I 'd rather have our honeymoon somewhere else , -- Niagara , Newfoundland , West Point , or the Rocky Mountains , '' said Thorny , mentioning a few of the places he most desired to see . `` Do you like him ? ''
asked XXXXX , very naturally wondering if the new master would approve of the young man-of-all-work .
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