POOR MISS JENNY'S HEART 



what. Neither her wings nor Chupes' had' 

 been interfered with since last moulting 

 time. 



It was between the second and third 

 week of Jenny's acquaintance with the wild 

 bird that the runaway took place. She was 

 not hurt in the least by the exposure, and 

 after she had rested well she picked up the 

 thread of her daily life as if nothing unusual 

 had happened. I suppose her existence was 

 simply blissful during all this period, and 

 the mate was certainly very happy also; but 

 I was far from satisfied. In a few days I 

 was to leave for a remote city, there to take 

 up hotel life for a time, and what was to 

 become of Jenny? A separation would, no 

 doubt, pain the wild bird, but a few days 

 would probably be the limit of his sorrow. 

 As for little Jenny, I knew that to take her 

 away from her mate would be to plunge her 

 again in the deepest despair. 

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