"No, Bridget, you are to stay here; your dinner will be brought to you." Bridget flushed crimson."And what's the darling's name?" asked Bridget.
"I don't mind your kissing me, Bridget, only does not it seem a little soon—I have not known you many minutes yet?"
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"Yes, I will love you," she replied; "but please go to bed now, dear. You really will get into trouble if you don't, and it seems such a pity that you should begin your school life in disgrace.""Well, Marshall, I'll see what I can do. I must join Miss May now, for we have something important to decide, but I won't forget your words."
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She had not passed a pleasant morning, however, and this plan scarcely commended itself to her.
Bridget's changeful face was now all glowing with excitement, eagerness, and hope. Her defiant attitude had vanished. As she looked full at Mrs. Freeman, her governess noticed for the first time that her eyelids were red, as if she had been crying. That, and a certain pathos in her voice, made the head mistress regard her in a new light.