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In about an hour he finished hiswork in the vinery, and I went

out with hireat bed of

geraniuot to see to the o and have

a turn at the cucuht away frost soreen and scarlet, surrounded by shortly cropped grass, and I

was very busy in the hot sunshine, enjoyingthe thrushes that kept hopping out on to the lawn and then back

under the shelter of the evergreens, when I suddenly saw a shadow, and,

turning sharply, found that rass with another lad very much like him, but a little

taller, and probably a couple of years older

"Hullo, pauper!" said the first

I feltvery

sharp, but I kept , sir!"

He took no notice of this, but turned to his brother and whispered

soether; and as I bent down over my

work I felt as if I eraniu out