HOME AT THE HAVEN.

 did not scruple to point out to Edward that his conduct
 was the cause of their giving up the pleasures and com.
 forts that they were enjoying.
 Lucy was quite frightened to see how Edward was
 distressed at this announcement from her mother. He
 kept in his own room for the whole of that day, and he
i was very miserable. It was quite as well that this time
he should make no promises for the future, but it
grieved Edward more than anything to see that no one
 asked him to do so. His mother had grown tired of
 hoping that he would keep any promises of the kind,
 and she knew that his uncle would place no reliance on
 them. Lucy never once said "Do promise, Edward,
 that you will be more particular in future," because she
 said it only made matters worse to have these broken
 promises to look back upon. At the same time Lucy
 did believe that from this time forward Edward would
 speak the truth on all occasions, and she told her
 mother so.
 "When you come to think, mamma, how very
 much he will grieve to leave the Haven, and the
 'Crusoe;' and above all, to go away from Uncle
 Osborne, whom he likes so much. Oh! I do think,
 mamma, that he will always be careful in future."
 From the time of this painful affair at the Haven,
 all seemed changed in the once happy family party.
 Edward and his uncle talked no longer together as
 they were used to do, and Lucy, if she was merry for
 a few minutes, was sure to see some grave look from
 some one which reminded her of what had happened
 and what was going to happen. Her mother now
 wrote letters to town, and looked anxiously for
 answers, and seemed to be arranging plans for the
 future in her mind. As for Edward, each day seemed
 to increase his sorrow and shame, as he saw his