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body came to my room but my——
I mean you, Mrs. Elmore.”

« Are you sure now ?” said Mts. El-
more; “think again, Laura—didn’t
Amelia offer you something very dis-
agreeable, something that she had to
coax and hire you to take? think now,
you need not be afraid to tell the
truth.”

« Afraid to tell the truth!” exclaim-
ed Laura, with surprise ; “you mean,
ma’am, afraid to tell a he; why
should any one be afraid to tell the
truth ?”

“No, my dear,” replied the lady,
“T don’t mean that you must not be
afraid to tell a lie—from my heart I
am glad if you are: then you have
no recollection of Amelia, with a
cup of unpleasant drink e

“No, ma’am,” said Laura, smiling ;