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"A"What do

you think Tyke's mother says about him?"

"Ah, poor creature! what indeed?" said Mrs Farebrother, her sharpness

blunted for the ments "She

says the truth to herself, depend upon it"

"And what is the truth?" said Lydgate "I a bad at all," said Mr Farebrother "He is a zealous

fellow: not very learned, and not very wise, I think--because I don't

agree with him"

"Why, Camden!" said Miss Winifred, "Griffin and his wife told me only

to-day, that Mr Tyke said they should have no more coals if they came

to hear you preach"

Mrs Farebrother laid down her knitting, which she had resumed after

her small allowance of tea and toast, and looked at her son as if to

say "You hear that?" Miss Noble said, "Oh poor things! poor things!"

in reference, probably, to the double loss of preaching and coal But

the Vicar answered quietly--