But when he lifted his miserable eyes , he saw her , sitting just a little way from him on the big stone and looking at him with something in her face that made his heart beat madly . He forgot Aunt Catherine 's sacrilege -- he forgot that he was a presumptuous fool . He bent forward and kissed her lips for the first time . The wonder of it loosed his bound tongue . `` Lilith , '' he gasped , `` I love you . '' She put her hand into his and nestled closer to him . `` I thought you would have told me that long ago , '' she said . Uncle Richard 's New Year 's Dinner Prissy Baker was in Oscar Miller 's store New Year 's morning , buying matches -- for New Year 's was not kept as a business holiday in Quincy -- when her uncle , Richard Baker , came in . He did not look at Prissy , nor did she wish him a happy New Year ; she would not have dared . Uncle Richard had not been on speaking terms with her or her father , his only brother , for eight years . He was a big , ruddy , prosperous-looking man -- an uncle to be proud of , Prissy thought wistfully , if only he were like other people 's uncles , or , indeed , like what he used to be himself . He was the only uncle Prissy had , and when she had been a little girl they had been great friends ; but that was before the quarrel , in which Prissy had had no share , to be sure , although Uncle Richard seemed to include her in his rancour . Richard Baker , so he informed Mr. Miller , was on his way to Navarre with a load of pork . `` I did n't intend going over until the afternoon , '' he said , `` but Joe Hemming sent word yesterday he would n't be buying pork after twelve today . So I have to tote my hogs over at once . I do n't care about doing business New Year 's morning . '' `` Should think New Year 's would be pretty much the same as any other day to you , '' said Mr. Miller , for Richard Baker was a bachelor , with only old Mrs. Janeway to keep house for him . `` Well , I always like a good dinner on New Year 's , '' said Richard Baker . `` It 's about the only way I can celebrate . Mrs. Janeway wanted to spend the day with her son 's family over at Oriental , so I was laying out to cook my own dinner .
I got everything ready in the pantry last night , ` fore I got word XXXXX the pork .
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