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breakfast, "so I shall go and look after young Toby,
and then ride over to Tom Weld's."
 "You'll find Toby to be Toby Troublesome, I
think," remarked Minnie; for he has done just as he
liked ever since you went away."
 Why do you make that disagreeable Tom Weld
your friend, William ?" asked Louisa.
 "How is he disagreeable, pray ?"
 "He is so rude," replied Louisa;  how he behaved
yesterday !"
 Why, you would not have boys behave like Miss
Namby Pamby, that must be seen and not heard,
would you ?" cried William, somewhat warmly.
 "Boys need not be rough and rude, because they
are afraid of being like girls," remarked Minnie.
 "And was not Tom Weld disagreeable, Minnie?
he would come running amongst us as hard as he
could run, upsetting every one in his way. I do not
like him at all; he cares for no one but himself, I
believe."
 "You used to like him, though," returned William,
"and you never were contented unless you had his
sister here two or three times a week-perhaps you
don't like her now ?"
 "No, I do not, William, for a companion; Miss
Forster says it is best not to associate with people of
rude manners as there is danger of our becoming
rude ourselves."
 "Oh, just hear Louisa preaching 1" cried her
brother laughing, wonders will never cease; I sup-
pose you think yourself better than Emma now ?"
 "You ought not to laugh at me--it is unkind of
you, William," said poor Louisa.
 ", No, William, you ought not,, remarked Minnie ;
"f Louisa does try hard to be well-behaved and good*