Stella Rosevelt — page 264: what you’re looking at

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258 STAR’S DELIGHT. where she could conveniently overlook her assistants at all hours. | “It is like a story,” Star said, when they had been the rounds and came back to the library; ‘‘and now what are we to do next, Uncle Jacob?” Her plans had all been for work, and now that she found there was to be no more toil or care for her—nothing but pleasure and what her own sweet will dictated, she hardly knew where or how to take up the thread of her life again; therefore the query: ‘«What are we to do next, Uncle Jacob?” | CHAPTER XXV., STAR'S DELIGHT. ‘*What are we going to do next?” Mr. Rosevelt repeated. “Why, enjoy it all, to be sure. I have waited a good while for this good time, and now Iam going to make the most of it. First, Miss Gladstone must attend to that very important item, Miss Gladstone’s wardrobe, which must be suitable for her position; and, Star, I shall be quite particular upon that point; let it be both rich and elegant. Then, as the hot weather comes on, there will be a trip to Newport and the White Mountains, or some other place equally pleasant, and after that—well, something else, I suppose,” he concluded, with a smile. Star heaved a’sigh of delight. It was nice, after all, to be surrounded by all this beauty and elegance, and to have everything heart could wish. She had applied for a position as a teacher, and had-hoped _ (E(0) Gomicbooks