80 Katie Summers.

 

the thought of the story Fanny had told, and
feared she was herself to blame in having
known it was a falsehood and kept silence ;
and yet she did not like to tell on her cousin.
Fanny was uncomfortable, partly at the untruth
she had told, and still more because she feared
her mamma might somehow find it out.

Before very long Mrs. Marchwood said she
must be going, and told Fanny to get ready.
As soon as the children were upstairs Katie
burst into tears.

“ Oh, Fanny, dear! I do wish you had told the
truth, and said you broke the vase.”

“T daresay,” said Fanny, angrily. “I sup-
pose you want me to be punished. I don’t see
that it matters to you at all, and nobody got
blamed instead of me, not even Lynn; and
mamma will never know if you don’t tell her.”

“Oh!” said Katie, “but you told a story all
the same, and, whether auntie knows it or not,
God knows it. Dear Fanny, do—do tell auntie.