How they all laughed at
ugg boots for girls her astonishment, and how Fun's littleblack eyes twinkled over this exploit! Charlie put him up to it, andCharlie was so bent on catching Rose, that he laid all sorts ofpitfalls for her, and bribed the other lads to help him. But Rosewas wide-awake, and escaped all his snares, professing greatcontempt for such foolish customs. Poor Phebe did not fare sowell, and Archie was the only one who took
discount uggs for women a base advantage ofher as she stood innocently offering tea to Aunt Myra, whom shehappened to meet just under the fatal bough. If his father's arrivalhad not rather upset him, I doubt if the dignified Chief would havedone it, for he apologized at once in the handsomest manner, andcaught the tray that nearly dropped from Phebe's hands.
Jamie boldly invited all the ladies to
ugg boots discount uk come and salute him; and asfor Uncle Jem, he behaved as if the entire room was a grove ofmistletoe. Uncle Alec slyly laid a bit of it on Aunt Peace's cap, andthen softly kissed her; which little joke seemed to please her verymuch, for she liked to have part in all the home pastimes, and Alecwas her favourite nephew.
Charlie alone failed to catch
discount ugg boots his shy bird, and the oftener sheescaped the more determined he was to ensnare her. When everyother wile had been tried in vain, he got Archie to propose a gamewith forfeits.
"I understand that dodge," thought Rose, and was on her guard socarefully that not one among the pile soon collected belonged toher.
"Now let us redeem them and play something else," said Will,quite unconscious
cheap uggs online of the deeply-laid plots all about him.
"One more round and then we will," answered the Prince, who hadnow baited his trap anew.
Just as the question came to Rose, Jamie's voice was heard in thehall, crying distressfully, "Oh, come quick, quick!" Rose startedup, missed the question, and was greeted with a general cry of"Forfeit! forfeit!" in which the little traitor came to join.
"Now I've
discount ugg boots got her," thought the young rascal, exulting in hisfun-loving soul.
"Now I'm lost," thought Rose, as she gave up her pin-cushion witha sternly defiant look that would have daunted anyone but thereckless Prince. In fact, it made even him think twice, and resolveto "let Rose off easy,'' she had been so clever.