Miss Patten's School 



like to o'o and cret some brandv-balls with 

 this ? " and she produced a penny from the 

 depths of her pocket and handed it to me 

 with a Httle bit of dou^h stickinsf to it. 



After the purchase of brandy-balls I 

 whiled away more time in the garden, 

 returning- at intervals to the cool parlour, 

 with the lieht cominor oreen through the 

 creeper leaves round the window ; but I 

 was still unable to find my Mother and 

 sister. 



At last Miss Patten joined me in the 

 garden. She came towards me beaming, 

 and I made sure she had come to tell me 

 they had returned. 



" I wonder how you would like to pay 

 me a little visit, Harry," she said ; -''to stop 

 in the house, I mean, and sleep in such a 

 dear, ducky little bed ! " 



'' I don't know — thank you. I think I 

 should like it very much if Mother " 



"Well, now— O my! isn't it a treat .'^ — 

 you are going to make me a little visit, and 

 have such a lot of nice little girls and boys 

 to play with, and " 



"And Mary and Mother '11 be here too ^ " 

 I broke in. 



"O well, yes, I expect so," she said, 

 flicking some flour off her gown. " But 

 we'll see, we'll see." 



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