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'Let us leave this chaain,

Annette; be guarded in your conversation, and never tell, that you know

any thing of that picture' 'Holy Mother!' exclaimed Annette, 'it is no secret; why all the servants

have seen it already!' Emily started

'How is this?' said she--'Have seen it! When?--how?' 'Dear,in that; we had all a

little ht you told me, the door was kept locked?' said Emily 'If that was the case,about her,

'how could we get here?'

'Oh, youcale o

' Eo down to the

hall, and she turned into her aunt's dressing-roorief and resent on her countenance

Pride had hitherto restrained co of Emily's disposition

from her own, and from a consciousness of what her treatriefs would be cause of triumph

to her niece, rather than of sympathy; that she would despise, not pity

her But she knew not the tenderness and benevolence of Eet her own injuries in the s of others, whoever they ht be, called

forth her ready co