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that I went faster than when I fell out of the 

 hay-loft into the straw-yard^ at the farm." 



When you fell/' said Mr. Longhurst^ you 

 were not conscious of the descent at all ; in 

 the other case, you knew more of the matter 

 than was agreeable ; but half a mile on one of 

 M. Rupp's diligences would have served you 

 with all the travelling you might need in your 

 lifetime." 



THE LARCH. 



Is this a fir tree ?" asked Amelia. It 

 appears like one, at a distance ; and yet its 

 branches droop downwards ; and I think it 

 loses its leaves in the winter." 



This/' I said, ^^is a Larch ; and a remark- 



