PROV. 10, 10,6,

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(eH , what have I done? What have I done?’
, w cried Maurice Gray. “ What shall I do?
Hf What will Mr. Harding think of me? My
: unlucky ball. I was so engaged in my

  

game, that I did not notice how near I
was to the conservatory, and thus have disobeyed my
teacher, and now I am punished for it.”

“What isit? What is it, Maurice?” cried several
voices, and the boys quickly gathered round to ascer-
tain what had happened.

“ Alas!” answered Maurice, “my ball has broken a
square of glass in the conservatory.- I threw it with
such force that I fear it has thrown down some plants,
for I heard a loud crash. Let us go and see.”

The boys hastened to the conservatory. They were
allowed to view the flowers from the outside, but were
strictly forbidden to enter it without permission from
their teacher. |

“Yes, it is too true,” said Maurice. “Oh, I am so