6 THE FIRST GLASS OF WINE; |

 

up exactly according to his taste. More
than that, though she had plenty of servants
to attend to things about the house, she al-
ways attended to that particular room her-
self. Perhaps the reason for this was, that —
she loved Clarence so much, it was a comfort
to her, when he was away at school, to han- _
dle and care for the things that belonged to :
him. | |

I think the least that Clarence could do in
return for so much love and indulgence was
to be a very good boy, and to try to im-
prove, so that he might become a real com-
fort and support to his widowed mother, as
he grew older. |

I wish I could say with truth that this
was the case; but I cannot. Clare was
far from being as good a boy as he might
have been. He meant well, and he was

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