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"For one thing, I have no father or mother, brothers or sisters"

"You have a kind aunt and cousins"

Again I paused; then bunglingly enounced "But John Reed knocked me down, and my aunt shut me up in the red-

room"

Mr Lloyd a second time produced his snuff-box

"Don't you think Gateshead Hall a very beautiful house?" asked he

"Are you not very thankful to have such a fine place to live at?"

"It is not ht to be

here than a servant"

"Pooh! you can't be silly enough to wish to leave such a splendid

place?"

"If I had anywhere else to go, I should be glad to leave it; but I

can never get away from Gateshead till I am a woman"

"Perhaps you may--who knows? Have you any relations besides Mrs

Reed?"

"I think not, sir"

"None belonging to your father?"

"I don't know I asked Aunt Reed once, and she said possibly I

ht have so about theo to therown people; still more so to

children: they have not ,