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great effort, ‘She must stay;” and, unable longer
to control herself, dropped her head upon his bo-
som, and sobbed convulsively.

“ Lovett!’ said Mr. Mowbray, “I cannot in-
flict such suffering on my child. Your family are
all strangers to her, and she was always fearful
of strangers; her nurse had better go with her.”

Mr. Lovett caressed Mary tenderly and sooth-
ingly, while he replied to this: ‘I know it must
be severe suffering to Mary to part with an old
friend, and such a kind friend as her Maumer, and
I love her too well to inflict such suffering on her
for any slight cause. Even now, important as my
reasons are, if Mary finds it too difficult to grant
my request, I will not urge it.”

Mr. Mowbray took Mary from her uncle’s knee
into his own arms, and said, ‘You hear what
your uncle says, my daughter; nurse shall go if
you wish it.”

“No, papa, I don’t want her to go now.”

Mr. Mowbray was afraid that there was a little
anger about this decision, and that when it passed
away, Mary would repent. He was, therefore,

anxious to learn her reason for it, and asked her
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