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"Oh fie, Miss!" said Bessie

The good apothecary appeared a little puzzled I was standing

before him; he fixed his eyes on rey; not very bright, but I dare say I should think theood-natured looking face

Having considered me at leisure, he said "What ain putting in her word

"Fall! why, that is like a baby again! Can't she e to walk at

her age? She ht or nine years old"

"I was knocked doas the blunt explanation, jerked out ofof mortified pride; "but that did not make me ill," I

added; while Mr Lloyd helped hi the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell

rang for the servants' dinner; he knehat it was "That's for

you, nurse," said he; "you can go down; I'll give Miss Jane a

lecture till you coed to go, because

punctuality at idly enforced at Gateshead Hall

"The fall did not make you ill; what did, then?" pursued Mr Lloyd

when Bessie was gone

"I was shut up in a roohost till after dark"

I saw Mr Lloyd smile and frown at the same time