YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



big black-walnut bedstead, where no one 

 could see me unless they put their heads 

 way down to the carpet, and there I watched 

 and waited. Sure enough, Miss Inez stopped 

 putting the room to rights, and tiptoed over 

 to mamma's chiffonier, and got her pretty 

 green velvet jewel-box with the scarlet satin 

 lining, where lay her lovely little watch 

 papa gave her as a wedding gift, with its 

 wreath of black enamel and sparkling ro- 

 sette of diamonds on the center of the case, 

 and her beautiful Tuscan gold bracelets, 

 with green-and-gold enameled birds of para- 

 dise on the clasps, that papa gave her on 

 the thirteenth anniversary of that same day, 

 and many other precious things, nearly all 

 his gifts. 



The brazen Inez put on the pretty watch 

 by its long, soft chain, and clasped the 

 yellow-gold bracelets around her wrists, 

 then waved her round white arms above her 

 head to catch their fine effect. I could see 

 her plainly, with my little chin lying close 

 on the floor. 



If Skippum had been there too I might 

 have had courage to rush out and bark, but 

 I was all alone in the great house with the 

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