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care,” said Mr. Lloyd, extending his
hand to the old woman, who could
hardly help raising it to her lips, as
she exclaimed: ‘* You are the very
model of my dear master; he would have
done just so. Aye, well, be was a
friend and a father to the whole village ;
and so God will provide friends for his
children.” Mr. Lloyd then toformed
her, that he was about to leave home
for'a few days; but that, on the Monday
following, he would expect his pupil ;
and with these words departed.

¢* Well, this is a fine thing, indeed,”
said Dame, as soon as Mr. Lloyd had
left the Cottage; ‘‘all this learning,
and for nothing.” And though some-
what past the age for castle-building,
she was in danger of falling, in some

degree,