THE ALTERCATION.

form the notion that so venerable a personage
as grandmamma Chester, his own mother’s
mother, was only a little bigger than such
a girl as Fanny.

“Indeed, indeed, Arthur!’ she began
with animation ; but seeing him look as if
he were not going to believe her, she
changed her tone, and said in rather @ CLOSs
way, “Very well! if you do not choose Me
believe me, I shall not tell you any more.”

“Now, don’t get into a passion, Fanny,
dear !”

“No, Arthur, I am not going to get intoa
passion. But I do not like you to say I
tell stories.”

“Well, but, Fanny, what am I to do
when I think you say what is not. quite
true? J am not going to pretend that I
believe you when I don’t.”

“Well I think you might believe me,’
said Fanny, now quite angry.

«But I can’t, because you know very
well, you often say things that turn out not
to be true,” said Arthur, getting cross too.

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