Let us go back now . It is getting late . '' When they had gone Nanny crept out from the shadows . It had not occurred to her that perhaps she should not have listened -- she had been too shy to make her presence known to those who came to Avis 's grave . But her heart was full of joy . `` Oh , Miss Avis , I 'm so glad , I 'm so glad ! They have n't forgotten you after all , Miss Avis , dear , not one of them . I 'm sorry I was so cross at them ; and I 'm so glad they have n't forgotten you . I love them for it . '' Then the old dog and Nanny went home together . The Wooing of Bessy When Lawrence Eastman began going to see Bessy Houghton the Lynnfield people shrugged their shoulders and said he might have picked out somebody a little younger and prettier -- but then , of course , Bessy was well off . A two-hundred-acre farm and a substantial bank account were worth going in for . Trust an Eastman for knowing upon which side his bread was buttered . Lawrence was only twenty , and looked even younger , owing to his smooth , boyish face , curly hair , and half-girlish bloom . Bessy Houghton was in reality no more than twenty-five , but Lynnfield people had the impression that she was past thirty . She had always been older than her years -- a quiet , reserved girl who dressed plainly and never went about with other young people . Her mother had died when Bessy was very young , and she had always kept house for her father . The responsibility made her grave and mature . When she was twenty her father died and Bessy was his sole heir . She kept the farm and took the reins of government in her own capable hands .
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