Nobody 'll care , ' and off he walks , sulky like . There 's something about Young Si I ca n't understand , '' concluded Mr. Bentley . Ethel Lennox was interested . A melancholy , mysterious hero in a setting of silver-rimmed sand hills and wide blue sweeps of ocean was something that ought to lend piquancy to her vacation . `` I should like to see this prince in disguise , '' she said . `` It all sounds very romantic . '' `` I 'll take you to the shore after tea if you 'd like , '' said Agnes eagerly . `` Si 's just splendid , '' she continued in a confidential aside as they rose from the table . `` Pa does n't half like him because he thinks there 's something queer about him . But I do . He 's a gentleman , as Ma says . I do n't believe he 's done anything wrong . '' * * * * * Ethel Lennox sauntered out into the orchard to wait for Agnes . She sat down under an apple tree and began to read , but soon the book slipped from her hands and the beautiful head leaned back against the grey , lichened trunk of the old tree . The sweet mouth drooped wistfully . There was a sad , far-away look in the violet eyes . The face was not that of a happy girl , so thought Agnes as she came down the apple tree avenue . But how pretty she is ! she thought . Wo n't the folks around here stare at her !
They always do at our boarders , but we 've never had one XXXXX her .
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