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Thank you,

EDMUND.

dear girls. I fear I am too happy. You might well call me happy boy. I do not think I shall ever be so happy again, if I live fifty years more. But where is George? -here he comes, labouring with some heavy thing or another, up the terrace steps.

Elinor.

Cannot you recollect, Edmund, what you were wishing for last week, and what you said you would buy when you could spare the money?

EDMUND.

I do not recollect any thing I could

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want

want seriously; yet I did say I should like a camp and fortifications in wood --but they are eighteen shillings a-set.` GEORGE, appearing.

No, no, my boy, I got this for sixteen shillings, and I have more money left

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yet-last birth-day mine was the worst present-now this cannot be the worst, because I know it is just such a thing as you like.

"Dear boy! noble boy! good fellow!" they all exclaimed.

ELINOR.

If Jones or Martha were here, I should like a walk in the fields, brother: are either of them near, Georgé,

do you know? Oh, here comes our old man now let's set forward; I will take one of George's arms, and he can lead Laura with the other; Anna and Eliza shall be honoured with your support.

And thus the happy party proceeded, singing as they went,

Happy, happy, Happy boy,

Come and share your sister's joy.

They were just crossing a lane, and going into a meadow, Elinor was even on the style, when a loud voice called, 'Master Belfield, Master Belfield,

Miss

Miss Eliza, Miss Anna, come back, come back," and Jones was seen run

ning like a young man, still screaming, "Come back, dear young ladies, come back." Elinor stopped, and they all turned round.

EDMUND.

What is the matter, Jones? you have quite frightened my sisters, and your looks almost frighten me.. Where is your mistress? speak quick. All the other children speaking at

once.

Where is dear mamma?-tell us

quickly, good Jones.

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JONES.

JONES.

She is better she is well, I dare say, by this timeMiss Elinor, do not be frightened indeed my mistress is hard by, quite recovered, as a body may say -that is, almost well

EDMUND and ELINOR, much agitated.

Shew us the way.

EDMUND.

Elinor, take my arm; George, come with the rest; and mind, my good fellow, take care of little Laura-exert yourself, sister, pray do ; I am not much alarmed, and you are sensible I love our mother most tenderly-come,

come,

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