128 GLENOWEN, OR THE

i Why not,” said the Fairy, “ why

cannot you leave Rosa ?”

«“ Because I am always to be her
friend,” returned Charles, “ and must
live with her, and take care of her, for
she has no papa or mamma; and I
mustilove her, and be as kind to her as
they would be if they were now alive.”

“© What sweet affection,” said Peri-
banou; “ and how much do I admire

you for this amiable disposition towards
your sister.”

They now returned through the
shrubbery to the saloon, and were amu-
sing themselves with the pictures on the
- walls, when Rosa, having accidentally
got a sight of herself in a convex mir-

ror,