FERSEVERE AND PROSPER.

some little excuse for my devoting my mind
as you say, to a meal. However, I must
take care that I do not get to be a stupid
glutton, like Mr. Swallow, you know, who
never takes his eyes off the dishes; that is
quite disgusting.”

Arthur was not a greedy boy, but his hun-
ger made him appear so that first evening.

After tea, Fanny, forgetting Arthur’s
foot, proposed that they should go down to
the village with a small parcel, which her
mamma had sent for Mrs. D’Eyncourt at
the Rectory. Arthur was then obliged to
acknowledge that his foot was very painful,
and he did not think he could walk so far.

His grandmamma then interfered and
forbade his walking at all. Fanny must
put off going to see Mrs. D’Eyncourt, and
Arthur must remain in the parlour that
evening. She and his Aunt Marianne
would stay with him, and amuse him; and
Fanny could go with Aunts Julia and Sophy
into the village, where they had some busi-
ness. Fanny did not much like to leave

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