\"Quite an heirloom, in fact, my dear,\" the old lady chuckled. \"You must leave it in fee to your eldest girl.\" She pinched May's white arm and watched the colour flood her face. \"Well, well, what have I said to make you shake out the red flag? Ain't there going to be any daughters—only boys, eh? Good gracious, look at her blushing again all over her blushes! What—can't I say that either? Mercy me—when my children beg me to
\"Quite an heirloom, in fact, my dear,\" the old lady chuckled. \"You must leave it in fee to your eldest girl.\" She pinched May's white arm and watched the colour flood her face. \"Well, well, what have I said to make you shake out the red flag? Ain't there going to be any daughters—only boys, eh? Good gracious, look at her blushing again all over her blushes! What—can't I say that either? Mercy me—when my children beg me to
