Ginniss:--
"Sure, honey, it wor alluz she remembered yees, an' longed for yees;
though the little crather wor that yoong, an' the faver had so poot
her about, that she didn' know what it wor she wanted nor missed;
but it wor 'mother' as wor writ in the blue eyes uv her as plain as
prentin'."
"And was she very, very sick?" asked the sad voice again.
"The sickest crather that iver coom back from hivin's gate," replied
the other; and then, seating herself beside her visitor, she began
at the beginning, and gave a long detail of the circumstances
attending Cherry's first appearance in the garret, and her
subsequent illness and convalescence. Then came the story of her
acquaintance with Giovanni; her passion for dancing and singing with
him; and finally their flight, and the consternation and sorrow of
her adopted mother.
Mrs. Legrange listened to every thing with the most profound
attention, asking now and then a question, or uttering an
exclamation; even smiling faintly at mention of the child's graceful
dancing and sweet voice in singing.
"Yes, she had an extraordinary ear for music," murmured she; "and to
think of her remembering being called Cerito!"
Nor did the mother fail to notice how the whole coarse fabric of the
Irish woman's story was embroidered with a golden thread of love and
admiration, and even reverence, for the exquisite little creature
she had cherished and cared for so tenderly.
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