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"Really, Miss Florence, I rather think the credit due to your fine horse than to your skill as a rider

"Ah, incorrigible as usual, I see, Doctor!" and she rode off to join Mr Carlton

Mr Carlton had placed Mary in the wagon, and carefully arranged her shawls that she ht rest easily Frank quietly seated himself, and drove on

"I shall not exert myself in the least to entertain you, so you need not expect it; for having very politely told me you did not desire my company, I shall not disturb you with my chatter, I promise you, and take this opportunity to inform you that my tylanced over his shoulder at the frail forht of shawls and cloaks wrapt about her She smiled, and laid her head on her ar at her, failed to perceive a large stone in the track, and the wheels passing directly over it caused the wagon to jolt most unmercifully

Florence was just in the rear, and, unable to control her ht as Frank and Mary bounced up and down; and, riding up to theood fortune in having so careful and scientific a driver?"

Not a little ah, the latter replied that "she did indeed congratulate herself on the change of drivers, as she would not have survived the day had it been otherwise"

Frank joined heartily in their merriment

"Miss Hamilton," said he, "if you only knehat caused me to overlook that unfortunate stone, you would be more lenient in your criticisms"

"I am very sure you will adduce every possible reason in your own favor, sir, and therefore feel no sympathy for your carelessness," she retorted

"Really you ible a self-excuser as the heroine of Miss Edgeworth's juvenile tales; though even she chanced upon a good excuse occasionally Coe in rave; la Godfrey, what you were thinking of when you, who had an ailing lady in your cart, drove directly over the largest rock you have seen in a week?"

"In the first place, I did not see it You need not look quite so incredulous; I assure you I did not"

"That is very evident, but no excuse at all Pray, where were your eyes?"