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 pleased and gratified with the result of Jack's medita-
 tions upstairs.
 "Please, father, am I to go to the same day
 school ?"
 No, I have arranged with Mr. Lane, Mr. Goodall's
 new curate, to teach you every day, except Saturday,
 from ten to one. In the afternoons you will prepare
 your lessons, except on Saturday, when you will have
 a holiday; I hope you will get on, Jack."
 "I am sure I shall, father; I would much rather go
 to Mr. Lane than to a day school, and you shall see
 how industrious- I will be."
 "Very good! remember, I will trust to your pro-
 mise."
 "Thank you, father," was the answer, accompanied
 with a swift bright look of pleasure.
 That evening Jack pored over his books until so
 late, that at last Mr. Gilbert was obliged to order
 him off to bed.
 The consequence of his being up to such an un-
 usual hour, was, that he slept heavily and much later
 in the morning than he usually did.
, When at length he did open his eyes, the first
sight that met them was his little sister, sitting with
her fat small legs crossed like a tailor's, at the end of
his bed, a droll expression of longsuffering patience
on the baby face.