30 THE COUSINS.

his hands, and cries ‘Papa, papa!’’ Mrs. Lovett
starts up. Lucy. drops her work and dances
about, and the baby, awoke by the bustle, holds
out her dimpled hands to be taken up, and laughs
aloud at the antics of Charles and Lucy, doubtless
supposing them to be enacted solely for her amuse-
ment,

Mr. Lovett came at once to the basement with
Mary. His wife and children crowded around
him to give him their welcome home. As soon
as he had returned their affectionate greetings, he
presented his companion to them, saying to Mrs.
Lovett, “1 have brought you another daughter:
this is our little Mary.

To Mary he said, ‘‘Here are Cousin Lucy and
Cousin Charles, Mary. I hope you will all love
each other very much, and be very happy toge-
ther.”

“T love Cousin Mary,”’ cried Charles, hugging
and kissing her with such earnestness that he
almost threw her down. Lucy kissed her too,
but more quietly; and even Emma, whom her
father had taken from the cradle, seemed, by her
laughter, and her soft toncs, to invite the stranger