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and spread for supper. ‘The girl, who was sitting
upon the great seat, beckoned to Lucy to come
and sit with her; and Lucy went. She put
down her knitting, and took Lucy up in her lap.
At first, Lucy was a little afraid; but the girl
looked so good-humoredly and pleasantly upon
her, that she soon began to feel at her ease.

“What is your name?” said Lucy, looking
up into her face.

Comfort,” said the girl.

“Comfort?” repeated Lucy.

“Yes,” replied the girl.

“T never heard of such a name as Comfort,”
said Lucy.

“What is your name?” said Comfort.

Lucy told her what her name was, and then
Comfort asked her various other questions about
their journey ; and, at last, Lucy and Comfort
became quite well acquainted. In the mean
time, Ellen was very busy helping her mother
get the supper. There was a round, flat cake
set up before the fire, in an iron thing called a
spider, to bake, and a pie put down in a corner
towarm. At length, Lucy looked up to Com-
fort again, and said, —

“Why don’t you help them get supper?”