rriet’s exaggerated accounts’
said Mrs Gibson‘and come straight off. I tell her it’s very foolish
for really Molly is a great deal better now.’
Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell
ElecBook Classics
808
‘Very foolish’ said Mr Gibsonechoing his wife’s wordsbut
smiling at Cynthia. ‘But sometimes one likes foolish people for
their follybetter than wise people for their wisdom.’
‘I am afraid folly always annoys me’ said his wife. ‘However
Cynthia is hereand what is doneis done.’
‘Very truemy dear. And now I’ll run up and see my little girl
and tell her the good news. You’d better follow me in a couple of
minutes.’ This to Cynthia.
Molly’s delight at seeing her showed itself first in a few happy
tears; and then in soft caresses and inarticulate sounds of love.
Once or twice she began‘It is such a pleasure’ and there she
stopped short. But the eloquence of these five words sank deep
into Cynthia’s heart. She had returned just at the right timewhen
Molly wanted the gentle fillip of the society of a fresh and yet a
familiar person. Cynthia’s tact made her talkative or silentgay or
graveas the varying humour of Molly required. She listenedtoo
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