Jo's Boys - Charter 19

While the travellers refreshed, and Mrs President struggled into her best gown, Josie ran into the garden to gather flowers for the brides. The sudden arrival of these interesting beings had quite enchanted ¹ the romantic girl, and her head was full of heroic rescues, tender admiration ³, dramatic situations, and feminine wonder as to whether the lovely creatures would wear their veils or not. She was standing ⁴ before a great bush of white roses, culling ⁵ the most perfect for the bouquets ⁶ which she meant to tie with the ribbon festooned over her arm, and lay on the toilette tables of the new cousins, as a delicate attention. A step startled her, and looking up she saw her brother coming down the path with folded arms, bent ⁷ head, and the absent air of one absorbed in deep thought., ,'Sophy Wackles,' said the sharp child, with a superior smile, as she sucked her thumb just pricked ⁸ by a too eager pull at the thorny ⁹ branches., ,'What are you at here, Mischief ¹⁰?' asked Demi, with an Irvingesque start, as he felt rather than saw a disturbing influence in his day-dream., , ,'A bride or a flower?' asked Demi calmly, though he eyed the blooming bush as if it had a sudden and unusual interest for him., ,'Both; you get the one, and I'll give you the other.', ,He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。,The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空 。