Why Bonico? Well, just because he was Bonico.
A good friend he was, too, and Miss Ripley was a kind, judicious and
conscientious guardian; though we called her the grenadier, because she
was tall, very straight and rather stern looking.
On the way down from the Eyrie with the Page girls and John Cheever,
Annie informed me that my sister was to be called Dheelish. Mr. Cheever
was from Ireland, she said, and he had told the girl that Dheelish was
the Irish word for dear, and they had adopted it in place of Althea,
which, though a very nice name, very nice indeed, was, as they thought,
too old and too formal; and besides, added my companion, she is a dear,
you know.
I did know, and knew, too, there was another girl, not far away who was
also a dear. Sentimental? Well, yes. All boys are more or less
sentimental, only they are, mostly, too shy to admit it or even perhaps
to be aware of it.
On reaching the Hive we found Gerrish arriving bringing father and the
Rev. William H. Channing.
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