I happened to glance at Ned Brooke just then , and I could not help noticing the sudden crafty , eager expression that flashed over his face . He eyed the pocketbook in Mr. Carroll 's hands furtively , after which he went off with the horse in a great hurry . The girls were exclaiming and thanking their father , and nobody noticed Ned Brooke 's behaviour but myself , and it soon passed out of my mind . `` Come to take the place , are you , Amy ? '' said Mr. Carroll . `` Well , everything is ready , I think . I suppose we 'd better proceed . Where shall we stand ? You had better group us as you think best . '' Whereupon I proceeded to arrange them in due order under the maple . Mrs. Carroll sat in a chair , while her husband stood behind her . Gertie stood on the steps with a basket of flowers in her hand , and Lilian was at one side . The two little boys , Teddy and Jack , climbed up into the maple , and little Dora , the dimpled six-year-old , stood gravely in the foreground with an enormous grey cat hugged in her chubby arms . It was a pretty group in a pretty setting , and I thrilled with professional pride as I stepped back for a final , knowing squint at it all . Then I went to my camera , slipped in the plate , gave them due warning and took off the cap . I took two plates to make sure and then the thing was over , but as I had another plate left I thought I might as well take a view of the house by itself , so I carried my camera to a new place and had just got everything ready to lift the cap when Mr. Carroll came down and said : `` If you girls want to see something pretty , come to the back field with me . That will wait till you come back , wo n't it , Amy ? '' So we all betook ourselves to the back field , a short distance away , where Mr. Carroll proudly displayed two of the prettiest little Jersey cows I had ever seen . We returned to the house by way of the back lane and , as we came in sight of the main road , my brother Cecil drove up and said that if I were ready , I had better go home with him and save myself a hot , dusty walk . The Carrolls all went down to the fence to speak to Cecil , but I dashed hurriedly down through the orchard , leaped over the fence into the lawn and ran to the somewhat remote corner where I had left my camera .
I was in a desperate hurry , for I knew XXXXX 's horse did not like to be kept waiting , so I never even glanced at the house , but snatched off the cap , counted two and replaced it .
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