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the heath to watch for her coming home, which 

 she would do sometimes late at night, or early in 

 the morning, with that man with her. What I 

 feared at last happened. Susan looked ill and 

 unhappy, and the situation she was in could no 

 longer be concealed. She went to London to see 

 a relation, where her child was born, and which 

 was afterwards sent to be taken care of by her 

 father and mother. They talked of sending it to 

 the poor-house, but I had taken a liking to the 

 child, and I promised to do my best for it, if they 

 would let me have it. It was a hard task at first, 

 but I watched over her, nursed her and worked 

 for her, and then I loved her better than ever I 

 thought I could have loved any thing in this 

 world. Susan knew that I had the child, and she 

 knew that I would take care of it. She wanted to 

 have me sent money for it, but this I would not let 

 her do. As little Susan grew up, my affection for 

 her increased, and I have endeavoured to do my 

 duty by sending her to school to learn to read, 

 and by keeping her out of the way of those who 

 might set her a bad example. When I have 

 come home at night, sometimes wet and tired, I 

 thought of nothing but the pleasure she shewed 

 at seeing me again, while I listened to her in- 

 nocent talk/ 5 When I am dead, continued Dick 

 " I know those will take care of her, who have 

 taken care of me/' Having endeavoured to make 



