`` Well , ma'am , I 'm willing to give her a pill , if you think best . It is a very simple one , and very large quantities may be taken without harm . You know hasheesh is the extract of hemp ? Well , this is a preparation of corn and rye , much used in old times , and I hope it will be again . '' `` Dear me , how singular ! '' said Aunt Plenty , bringing her spectacles to bear upon the pills , with a face so full of respectful interest that it was almost too much for Dr. Alec 's gravity . `` Take one in the morning , and a good-night to you , my dear , '' he said , dismissing his patient with a hearty kiss . Then , as she vanished , he put both hands into his hair , exclaiming , with a comical mixture of anxiety and amusement , `` When I think what I have undertaken , I declare to you , aunt , I feel like running away and not coming back till Rose is eighteen ! '' Chapter 5 -- A Belt and a Box When Rose came out of her chamber , cup in hand , next morning , the first person she saw was Uncle Alec standing on the threshold of the room opposite , which he appeared to be examining with care . When he heard her step , he turned about and began to sing , `` Where are you going , my pretty maid ? '' `` I 'm going a-milking , sir , she said , '' answered Rose , waving the cup ; and then they finished the verse together in fine style . Before either spoke , a head , in a nightcap so large and beruffled that it looked like a cabbage , popped out of a room farther down the hall , and an astonished voice exclaimed , `` What in the world are you doing about so early ? '' `` Clearing our pipes for the day , ma'am . Look here , auntie , can I have this room ? '' said Dr. Alec , making her a sailor 's bow . `` Any room you like , except sister 's . '' `` Thanks . And may I go rummaging round in the garrets and glory-holes to furnish it as I like ? '' `` My dear boy , you may turn the house upside down if you will only stay in it . '' `` That 's a handsome offer , I 'm sure .
I 'll XXXXX , ma'am ; here 's my little anchor , so you will get more than you want of me this time . ''
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