62 THE COUSINS.

“Did not: Mrs.. Butler examine your cousin in
geography before she placed her there *”

“Yes; but Cousin Mary said herself she never
had studied a:gecgraphy; she only learned what
she knew from ’playing with maps; and if people
can learn so easily as that, I don’t see the use’ of
going to school and studying, and I never mean to |
study any more !”

Lucy was very much excited, or she would
hardly have ventured to speak to her father in the:
way she was now doing. Her voice was raised, her
face flushed, and, as she aes her ae she
burst into' tears. : i

Mr. Lovett: rose from his tb and, taking his
daughter’s hand, led her up stairs to a little room
which was called:his library. Before leaving her
there; he pointed-out to her the hateful character:
of that envy which’ caused: her’present unhappi-:
ness. dh SEE

“Tucy!’ he said, “I am grieved at your
sorrow, but far more grieved at its wicked: cause.
I have brought you here, ‘not:to punish you, but
that you! might, in this quiet room by yourself,
think how sinful your feelings are, and repentof.