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‘¢ There,” he cried, in a tone of vexation,
‘¢ that is the end of all my fun for to-day.”
Dick had just come out of the house with’
his: skates in his hand, and was about to put
them on, when he saw what had happened.
‘¢ Here, Clare,” he said, in a voice of
cordial kindness, ‘‘ you are welcome to use
my skates if you would like them. I don’t.
really care to skate myself to-day.”
So, by continued acts of kindness, he won
upon Clare, till the boy began to think him
one of the cleverest fellows in the world.
- Although frequently in his company at
school, he took pains never to ‘mention his
mame to Mrs. Mortimer. - | -
Hal knew nothing ~ about it, ” Because
having a severe. attack of influenza about
this bene: which kept him at home for

several days. When he returned to school, |