Seedtime and harvest : tales . rest and refreshmentin his brothers house, and was too much occu-pied in business matters to pay much atten-tion to his children. Madame Feigc hencedetermined to speak to the little girl herself,and earnestly reprove her for the bad actionof which she was thought guilty; and as atthat moment she heard her passing throughthe anteroom, she sent Alicia away, that shemight be alone with the supposed culprit. While Alicia hastened to her grandmother,not witliout a species of malicious pleasure,to relate what had befallen, Margaret quietlyand unconstrainedly entered th
Seedtime and harvest : tales . rest and refreshmentin his brothers house, and was too much occu-pied in business matters to pay much atten-tion to his children. Madame Feigc hencedetermined to speak to the little girl herself,and earnestly reprove her for the bad actionof which she was thought guilty; and as atthat moment she heard her passing throughthe anteroom, she sent Alicia away, that shemight be alone with the supposed culprit. While Alicia hastened to her grandmother,not witliout a species of malicious pleasure,to relate what had befallen, Margaret quietlyand unconstrainedly entered the room wheresat her aunt. She had an open letter in herhand, and her fresh, blooming countenancebeamed with happiness and affection. Mother has written me a long, delightfulletter, cried she in joyful tones. I do won-der where she found the time; for when papaand I are away from home, she has twice asmuch as usual to do. You must know, dearaunt, that in the country I rise every morn-ing at five oclock, and help mother an hour. <^^Ji
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