She did not drop the turnips for a wonder ; but she was too confused to set them down , so she stood there holding them , her face crimson , her heart thumping , and a horrible choking in her throat . `` I -- I -- came up to cook your dinner for you , Uncle Richard , '' she stammered . `` I heard you say -- in the store -- that Mrs. Janeway had gone home and that you had nobody to cook your New Year 's dinner for you . So I thought I 'd come and do it , but I meant to slip away before you came home . '' Poor Prissy felt that she would never get to the end of her explanation . Would Uncle Richard be angry ? Would he order her from the house ? `` It was very kind of you , '' said Uncle Richard drily . `` It 's a wonder your father let you come . '' `` Father was not home , but I am sure he would not have prevented me if he had been . Father has no hard feelings against you , Uncle Richard . '' `` Humph ! '' said Uncle Richard . `` Well , since you 've cooked the dinner you must stop and help me eat it . It smells good , I must say . Mrs. Janeway always burns pork when she roasts it . Sit down , Prissy . I 'm hungry . '' They sat down . Prissy felt quite giddy and breathless , and could hardly eat for excitement ; but Uncle Richard had evidently brought home a good appetite from Navarre , and he did full justice to his New Year 's dinner .
He talked to Prissy too , quite kindly and politely , and when the meal was over he said slowly : `` I 'm much obliged to you , Prissy , and I do n't mind owning to you that I 'm sorry for my share in the quarrel , and have wanted XXXXX a long time to be friends with your father again , but I was too ashamed and proud to make the first advance .
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