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us, and enjoy yourself a little ina harmless
way, without. worrylng all the time about
What your mother will say about it.”
_ Wiul it be believed that Clare actually
began , to feel that he had always been a
much wronged and abused boy from the
very excess of his mother’s love? Such
- was the weakness of this boy’s nature that
he did, and not only that, he made up his
mind to follow the bad advi nice that, had been
| given to him. ‘He made no more attempts.
at resistance, but suffered Dick to lead him
away. , |

They Find: an agreeable walk, and were
joined by one or two other young boys, .
whom Clare had never seen before. They
were jolly, entertaining fellows havcrer.
and added so much to the life of the com-
pany, that Clare was glad he had become