`` Dear me , Aunty Nan , this is really childish , '' said Mrs. William , whisking her bowlful of berries into the pantry . `` You must let other folks be the judge of what is best for you now . You are n't strong enough to drive to Kensington , and , even if you were , you know well enough that William could n't go to Kensington to-morrow night . He has got to attend that political meeting at Newbridge . They ca n't do without him . '' `` Jordan could take me to Kensington , '' pleaded Aunty Nan , with very unusual persistence . `` Nonsense ! You could n't go to Kensington with the hired man . Now , Aunty Nan , do be reasonable . Are n't William and I kind to you ? Do n't we do everything for your comfort ? '' `` Yes , oh , yes , '' admitted Aunty Nan deprecatingly . `` Well , then , you ought to be guided by our opinion . And you must just give up thinking about the Kensington concert , Aunty , and not worry yourself and me about it any more . I am going down to the shore field now to call William to tea . Just keep an eye on the baby in chance he wakes up , and see that the teapot does n't boil over . '' Mrs. William whisked out of the kitchen , pretending not to see the tears that were falling over Aunty Nan 's withered pink cheeks . Aunty Nan was really getting very childish , Mrs. William reflected , as she marched down to the shore field . Why , she cried now about every little thing ! And such a notion -- to want to go to the Old Timers ' concert at Kensington and be so set on it !
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