And if you will let an M.P. kiss you on the doorstep in glaring moonlight , you must expect to be seen . '' `` I would n't have cared if there had been a dozen onlookers , '' said Aunt Beatrice frankly , `` and I do n't believe he would either . '' Margaret threw up her hands . `` Well , my conscience is clear , at least . And remember , Aunt Beatrice , I 'm to be bridesmaid -- I insist upon that . And , oh , wo n't you ask me to visit you when you go down to Ottawa next winter ? I 'm told it 's such a jolly place when the House is in session . And you 'll need somebody to help you entertain , you know . The wife of a cabinet minister has to do lots of that . But I forgot -- he is n't a cabinet minister yet . But he will be , of course . Promise that you 'll have me , Aunt Beatrice , promise quick . I hear Uncle George and Aunt Bella coming . '' Aunt Beatrice promised . Margaret flew to the door . `` You 'd better keep that dress , '' she called back softly , as she opened it . The Running Away of Chester Chester did the chores with unusual vim that night . His lips were set and there was an air of resolution as plainly visible on his small , freckled face as if it had been stamped there . Mrs. Elwell saw him flying around , and her grim features took on a still grimmer expression . `` Ches is mighty lively tonight , '' she muttered .
`` I s ` pose he 's in a gog to be off XXXXX some foolishness with Henry Wilson .
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