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"I dinna want to eat," he said, "ry any hted at the

minister's kindness, and said fervently, "I thank hi" He took all the favors to be done hiy, just as a candid, unselfish child, takes what love

gives it He was so anxious to get to work, that he would liked to have

left at once for Glasgow; but Allan was not ready to leave Indeed he was

"swithering" whether, or not, he should take this opportunity of bidding

farewell to Pittenloch

After breakfast they went to the boat together The decks were covered

With afish, that looked like molten silver

in the sunshine "David," said Allan, "hly,

and in sie dislikesyour books and papers to the boat

and drift about in s

children and scolding an at once to carry it out; but Allan took

no further interest in theup the beach until

he ca had taken

place Here he stood leaning against the rock unconscious of outside