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Thus Aurelia was left to herself, till three bowls of milk were borne in by Molly, as by no means loth to speak

"The little misses will be down directly, ma'am," she said, "that is, two on 'em The little one, she won't leave Jenny Bowles, but Da down the other two You see,out at nurse, and don't know one another, nor the place, and a pretty handful we shall have of 'eirl with a petulant excla Aurelia to the society of the tapestry It was of that set of Gobelin hich represents the four eley, founded on Fenelon, was just sufficient to enable her to recognise the forge of Vulcan and the car [chariot--DL] of Venus Then she looked at the work prepared for her, a creamy piece of white satin, and a most elaborate pattern of knots of roses, lilacs, hyacinths, and laburnums, at which her heart sank within her However, at thatappeared at the open door with a little girl in each hand, both in little roundwhite frocks, and blue sashes

One went up readily to Aurelia and allowed herself to be kissed, and lifted to a chair; the other clung to Da entreaties "Speak pretty, ood your sister is? It won't do, ht just give her her breakwist--for it is the last tiood lad to instal Dae in her lap The other child was feeding herself very tidily and independently, and Aurelia asked her if she were the eldest

"Yes," she said

"And what shall I call you, my dear?"

"I'm Missy"

"No, Missy, me--me eldest," cried the other

"Bless the poor children!" exclai, "they be both of 'em eldest, as one may say"

"They are twins, then?" said Aurelia

"More than that--all three of the once or twice, but never of all living and thriving Folk said it was a judgar woman with a child on each arm It was not a week out before my Lady herself was down, quite unexpected, as Ihere for a week, with a lot of coh beside herself that the like of that should have happened to her Mr Wayland, he was not so ill pleased, but the poor little things had to be got out of the house any way, for she could not abear to hear of them Mrs Rolfe, as was an old servant of the falad to have you, ht old, and the third was sent to Goody Bowles, for want of a better They says as howtheer, and the other up stairs is lesser, and never let on that they are all of an age"