104 LITTLE TEMPTATIONS YIELDED TO 



I know." " How can you know that,?" said 

 he. " Come," said I, " a word will settle it. 

 How did you bring it away? openly in 

 your hand, or how?" He was still a mi- 

 nute ; then he said, " I may as well say at 

 once, you're right ; for she bid me let no- 

 body see it. 77 I didn't know then that the 

 cook and he kept one another's company. 

 " Now, Andrews," said I, "I'll be as honest 

 with you. The old footman has often told 

 me that his mistress is one of the kindest 

 and best of women ; but she will give every 

 thing away herself, and she says that none 

 of her servants have any more right to take 

 her victuals and give it away than she has 

 to go to their boxes and take their money or 

 clothes to give to the poor, or what not. 

 And she's quite right, too; and it's a pity 

 such kind people shouldn't have 'honest ser- 

 vants about them." I saw he was out of 

 temper about it, and couldn't account for 

 it till I heard afterwards that they were 

 sweethearts; but I kept on, and said I, 

 " Take care, Andrews; you know I've often 

 told you about taking my wall-fruit. It 

 seems a little thing, but you'll find it isn't : 

 'tis just like cutting a little bit of a gap in 



