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...Miss Meeker had but little strength left after these announcements, but she managed to say, "My dear, I have lived in Cambridge for thirty years, and never, never yet have I ventured to cross the College Yard, and you - you - " (here the good lady's feelings overcame her, and she resorted once more to the smelling-bottle...
...going through the College Yard (here Miss Meeker reached convulsively for her smelling-bottle), all the young men were coming out. They kept looking at me, and one of them said to another, 'coy, coy.' Was that Latin, auntie...
CHAPTER III.Tootsy had been in Cambridge for some time, and had been present at several tea-drinkings and other wild gayeties of this dissipated town. To be sure, she had caused her Aunt Prudence no little uneasiness on several occasions, and, as Miss Meeker herself expressed it, had actually made her grow thin (an operation which would seem to a casual observer very difficult of accomplishment...
...first part of this remark, and rather misinterpreted Freshy's meaning. "I am delighted to learn that you do 'grub' in the Library; so many of your fellow-students seem to neglect their opportunities, it is really shameful." Before '84 could recover from this shock to his nerves, Aunt Meeker had approached, and said that Tootsy must go, adding that it was doubtless also the young gentleman's bed-time. In saying adieu, Persimmons pressed Tootsy's hand softly, and asked if he might call. "Certainly," replied she, in her cooing tones. Soon after, the student said good-night...
Suddenly the awful truth dawned upon her. He was a scape-grace, a bad boy (none but wicked boys get postals from the Dean). Aunt Meeker had told her of such things before, - but her own dear Persimmons! But her old love overcame all other considerations, and she exclaimed, "O Persimmons, dear...