28 BE TRUE.

nothing of her, papa, whether she
were the mistress of the shop, or not;
but I should know her again, if I
were to meet her anywhere. She
was a large, fleshy woman, with a
wart on her right cheek; she wore
glasses, a very large turban trimmed
with lace, and such a mountain of
curls! I remember thinking at the
time that perhaps all her drawers,
and shelves, and bandboxes, being
full, she had nowhere to put the rest
of her finery but on her head.”

Mr. Wingate knocked the ashes
from his pipe, and, in a tone less
kind than usual; bade Laura hasten
the supper. The little girl saw that
all was not right, but she did not
dream of being herself the cause.
“ Father is thinking of something un-
pleasant; I will get him a nice sup-