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"You are improved, little ones," she said: "Did Cousin Aurelia teach you?"

"And Mammy Rolfe," said constant Fay

"She must teach you next not to stare," said Lady Belamour "I intend to take one to be a companion to my boy, in the country When I saw them before, they were rustic little monsters; but they are less unpresentable now Call your sister, children" And, as the two left the room, she continued: "Which do you recommend, cousin?"

"Fidelia is the most reasonable, madam," said Aurelia

"But not the prettiest, I trust She is too like her father, with those dark brows, and her eyes have a look deep enough to frighten one They will frighten away the row out of it"

Here the door burst open, and, without any preli out "Ma, and it is such a place for whoop-hide!"

His sisters were following his bad exah their mother held the boy unchecked on her knee, Aurelia sa she could frown "You forget yourselves," she said

A instructress, they backed and curtsied, and their mother reviewed them; Letitia was the most like the Delavies, but also the sest scale and would pair best with her brother, who besides loudly proclaimed his preference for her, and she was therefore elected to the honour of being taken home Aurelia was requested as a favour to bid the children's woman have the child's clothes ready repaired to her own room

The little wardrobe could only be prepared by much assistance fro else; while the children were all devoted to Archer, and she only heard their voices in the distance, till--as she was dressing for her tete-a-tete supper--Fay cahty boy--he said wicked words--he called her ugly, and had cuffed and pinched her!"

Poor child! she was tired out, and disappointed, and Aurelia could only coiving her the highly-estee in Cousin Aura's bed; while the others were staying up as long as it pleased Master Archer This actually was the cause of y was needful "Fidelia was tired out, and was crying"