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one bottle into one glass, and something out of
another bottle into another glass, soon. satisfied
himself that it contained medicinal salts in con-
siderable quantities. There could be no doubt
that Willie had found the Prior’s Well.

“Tt’s a good thing,” said his father at breakfast,
“that you didn’t flood the house, Willie! One
turn more and the stream would have been in at
the back-door.”

“Tt wouldn't have done much harm,” said
Willie. “It would have run along the slabs in
the passage and out again, for the front door is
lower than the back. It would have been such
fun!”

“You mischievous little thing!” said his mother,
pretending to scold him,—“ you don’t think what
trouble you would have given Tibby !”

“But wouldn't it have been fun? And wouldn’t
it have been lovely—running through the house
all the hot summer day ?”

“There may be a difference of opinion about
that, Master Willie,” said his mother, “You, for
instance, might like to walk through water every
time you went from the parlour to the kitchen,
but I can’t say I should.”

Curious to know whether the village pump
might not be supplied from his well, Mr Mac-
michael next analysed the water of that also, and

satisfied himself that there was no connection be-
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