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"Enough, enough, Ben! run away," said Mrs Garth, seeing that Fred was

teased

"Are Letty and Ben your only pupils now, Mrs Garth?" said Fred, when

the children were gone and it was needful to say so that would

pass the time He was not yet sure whether he should wait for Mr

Garth, or use any good opportunity in conversation to confess to Mrs

Garth herself, give her the money and ride away

"One--only one Fanny Hackbutt comes at half past eleven I am not

getting a great inco "I am at a low

ebb with pupils But I have saved my little purse for Alfred's

preo to Mr Hane"

This did not lead well towards the news that Mr Garth was on the brink

of losing ninety-two pounds and e are rather more costly than that," Mrs

Garth innocently continued, pulling out the edging on a cap-border

"And Caleb thinks that Alfred will turn out a distinguished engineer:

he wants to give the boy a good chance There he is! I hear hio to him in the parlor, shall we?"