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herself do. To that system of evasion
often employed by children, asa means
of averting impending punishment, she
had never had occasion to resort; for
ske seldom deserved reproof, much less
correction ; but when she did, always
willingly submitted to it. She had now
began to write under the instruction of
Mr. Haywood, who undertook this de-
partment in the school; and this, with
knitting, sewing, and reading in the
Testament, in classes with the other
girls, occupied so much of her time, that
her book. of fairy tales was necessarily
reserved for hours of leisure, and form-
ed an agreeable entertainment after her
return from school.

Whatever might be her opinion
concerning the wonders of enchant-
ment,