THE PREVARIGATION STORY. 81

Rollo, “now ; so whip up, ome and let us
overtake him. ”

The carryall was at this time a quarter
of a mile ahead of the wagon, and Jonas, at
Rollo’s request, drove on to overtake it. The
back curtain of the carryall was up, and
Rollo’s mother, who happened to hear the
wagon wheels behind them, looked back,
and saw Rollo waving his hat for them to
stop. His father accordingly drew up by
the side of the road, and Rollo asked him to
let him and Lucy get into the carryall, for
he wished to ask him a question.

After they were seated, Rollo related the
story to his father, as Jonas had told it to
him; and then, in conclusion, he asked his
father if he thought prevarication was just
asbadaslying. “Lucy thinks it is,” said he.

“What does Jonas say?” said his father.

‘He won’t tell us what he thinks: he
says we must ask you.”

“Lucy,” said Rollo’s father, “do you
mean that you think it is fully as bad as
direct lying, or only nearly so?”

“Why, I think it is fully as bad; it seems
to me it is just the same thing.”

“It is much the same thing, in its nature,