. Kitty Maynard; or, "To obey is better than sacrifice" . on; but it was toolate for that now. It seemed to her an age, 238 KITTY MAYNARD; OR, as she sat in the deepening twilight, beforeher aunt came to the foot of the stairs andcalled her. She descended slowly andpaused a moment before she opened thedoor. Her aunt and Miss Watson weresitting together at the table ; and Miss Wat-son held in her hand, not only the examina-tion-composition, but all the others. Come in, Kitty, and shut the door, saidMrs. Evelyn, gravely. Kitty obeyed in silence. I have been hearing very bad newsabout you, Kitty,
. Kitty Maynard; or, "To obey is better than sacrifice" . on; but it was toolate for that now. It seemed to her an age, 238 KITTY MAYNARD; OR, as she sat in the deepening twilight, beforeher aunt came to the foot of the stairs andcalled her. She descended slowly andpaused a moment before she opened thedoor. Her aunt and Miss Watson weresitting together at the table ; and Miss Wat-son held in her hand, not only the examina-tion-composition, but all the others. Come in, Kitty, and shut the door, saidMrs. Evelyn, gravely. Kitty obeyed in silence. I have been hearing very bad newsabout you, Kitty, Mrs. Evelyn continued,— news which I should never have believedhad not the proofs been absolutely incon-testable. I wish now to hear from yourown lips the story of the transaction andvery glad shall I be if you can produce anything in extenuation of your fault. Wheredid you get these compositions? Kitty, was silent. Answer me, my child: where did youget them? If you know all about it, Kitty an-swered, sullenly, there is no use in mytelling you. Utttg. Come in, Kitty, and shut the door. P. 117. SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY. 239 I know that you have used as your ownwhat did not belong to you, said , sternly, and I wish to hearwhether you obtained them in any honestway in the first place, or whether you stolethem. If you refuse to answer me, I shalltake other means to ascertain, which maybe less agreeable to you than if you madea full confession. Kitty paused a moment, and then said,I eot them out of the school-house the o day I went to town with Harvey. How did you get into the school-house ? I asked Miss Burlingame for the key,and then took the key of the closet out ofher little drawer. Where are the originals now? Kittywould not answer. Mrs. Evelyn lighted acandle and went up-stairs. She was gonesome time, but finally returned with thebundle in her hand, and, opening the doorof the next room, she called in MissBrandon. Miss Brandon, will you please to lookat these papers
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