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I am liaj^py to say that the little pair were 

 not utterly discouraged, for a day or two later 

 we found the provident mistress carefully draw- 

 ing out of the ruin some of the material she had 

 woven into it, and carrying it away, doubtless 

 to add to a fresh nest. But she had this time 

 chosen a more secluded site, that we were unable 

 to discover. I hope she did not credit us with 

 her disaster. 



