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The good gossip reatly on the children's want of comprehension if she did not suppose that they understood her at least as well as the young lady to whoe

"And has she not seen them?"

"Never till last Monday, if you'll believe me miss, when she drove down in her coach, and the children were all brought ho handso the poor little babe asas h to show she was alive The work I and ood ht with her Not as we grudged it He is as fond of the child as ood nurse, dame,' says he to n parts But my Lady! When the little one as had been with Goody Bowles--an ignorant wo to her, and kicked, 'Little savages all,' says my Lady There was thanks to them that had had more work to rear her children than ever with one of her own! 'Perfect little rustics!' she said, even when you made your curtsey as pretty as could be, didn't you, ht me to make my curtsey like a London lady," said the other child, theears; but, bless you, they don't knohat it lad to talk to check herself on any account; "Not so s! Folks say she does not let even Master Wayland kiss aught but her hands for fear of her fine colours A plague on such colours, I say"

"Poor little things!" whispered Aurelia

"You'll be good to them, won't you miss?"

"Indeed I hope so! I am only just come from home, and they will be all I have to care for here"

"Ay, you lad to have seen you, miss; I can part with the little dear with a better heart, for Mrs Aylward don't care for children, and Jenny Bowles is a rough wench, wrapped up in her own child, and won't be no good to the others Go to the lady, irl into her cousin's lap, but this was les, and vehement cries of-"No; stay with mammy!"