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Helena, at the sight of those two tears, knelt down beside the little

boy, eager to be sympathetic But he did not notice her, and by and by

the tears dried up After she had tried to make him talk;--of Dr

Lavendar, of school, of his old ho ave it up and waited

until he should be tired of the rabbits The sun arm, the smell

of the crushed dock leaves heavy in the sheltered corner behind the

barn; it was so silent that they could hear the nibbling of the two

prisoners, who kept glancing at theleahed with joy

"What are their names?" he said at last in a low voice

"They haven't any names; you can name them if you like"

"I shall call them Mr and Mrs Sain

"You cae with Mr Pryor," she said after

a while; "he told me you were a very nice little boy"

"How did he know?" de

David entleman my enemy?"

"Of course not! he isn't anybody's enely