You stay there, Uncle Dalton. Don’t come inside,” Rebecca warned, closing the door behind her and dramatically spreading her arms to bar his entrance into the closed dining room. After concluding his work early he had walked to the dining room that Rebecca just exited. A room evidently off-limits. He withheld a chuckle, wondering what surprise the girls and his mother had in store. He couldn’t resist a bit of teasing. “My dear niece, it’s time for the meal and I wish to be prompt. What kind of message would I send if I taught you never to be tardy and then didn’t do likewise?” “You can be late for one day,” she argued. “I would rather not tempt the habit to start.” She crossed her arms over her chest, her jaw set stubbornly. He rubbed his chin with his forefinger and thumb and pretended to contemplate the matter. “Would a kiss on thy hand be adequate to pay the toll?”
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