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would stand the test of a week of freedom
with her brothers and sister and little cousins.
Fanny’s delight was unbounded, and she thought
how good and kind it was of her dear mamma
to allow her to have such a delightful treat.
She had not been at all unhappy during the
fortnight she was at home, for her mamma had
been very, very kind to her, and had made her
a little companion in all her employments, and
Fanny thought she had never before loved her
mother half so much as she did now; but still
the thought of seeing all the others again, and
the sea, and all the pleasures of the sea-side,
was indeed charming to her.

The next day they left home. The journey
in the train was delightful to Fanny. She liked
to look out of the windows and watch the trees
and fields as they flew quickly past them.

Three hours of travelling brought them to
Barbridge, and at the station they found a large
party to meet them, who welcomed them with