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'Bootreat scorn 'I am surprised that

you venture to hint the reency'

At last it was settled that the line should also be drawn outside the

druggist Miss Hannah, however, had her revenge A tanner in

Bermondsey with a house in Bedford Square, had sent two of his

children to Miss Pratt's seminary Their mother found out that they

had struck up a friendship with a young person whose father

cohton

she called on Miss Pratt, reminded her that it was understood that

her pupils would 'all be taken froently hinted that she could not allow Bedford Square to be

contaetic,

enlarged upon the druggist's respectability, and enerous contributions to the

cause of religion This, indeed, hat decided her to make an

exception in his favour, and the piety also of his daughter was 'h a shining light in

the church herself, was not satisfied that a retail saint could

produce a proper co Miss Pratt very uncomfortable

'I warned you,' said Miss Hannah; 'I told you ould happen, and

as to Mr Hopgood, I suspected him from the first Besides, he is

only a banker's clerk'

'Well, what is to be done?'