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"I should indeed like to go to school," was the audible conclusion

of s

"Well, well! who knohat ht to have change of air and scene," he added,

speaking to hiood state"

Bessie now returned; at the saravel-walk

"Is that your mistress, nurse?" asked Mr Lloyd "I should like to

speak to her before I go"

Bessie invited him to walk into the breakfast-room, and led the way

out In the interviehich followed between him and Mrs Reed, I

presume, from after-occurrences, that the apothecary ventured to

reco sent to school; and the recoh adopted; for as Abbot said, in discussing the

subject with Bessie when both sat sewing in the nursery one night,

after I was in bed, and, as they thought, asleep, "Missis was, she

dared say, glad enough to get rid of such a tiresome, ill-

conditioned child, who always looked as if she atching

everybody, and scheavea sort of infantine Guy Fawkes

On that same occasion I learned, for the first time, from Miss