A DRIVER. 
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professing to be afraid of Ei chard’s driving; 
and she did her best to persuade her mo¬ 
ther not to give Antoinette permission ; but 
Mr. Winston laughed so much at the idea 
that Eichard was not a safe driver that 
Mrs. Meredith finally allowed her darling 
to run the risk. The drive was a very plea¬ 
sant one; and Eichard had almost forgotten 
his annoyance when he arrived at home. 
Matilda thought an evening spent in talk¬ 
ing about dogs must be very stupid, and 
made up her mind that it would not be 
worth her while to listen very attentively. 
Antoinette, on the contrary, was delighted 
at the idea of having some stories, for stories 
of all sorts were what she loved best in the 
world, and, as we have seen, she did not 
get many at home. Moreover, she had 
been trying hard all day to do her duty, 
and Miss Taylor had encouraged and com¬ 
mended her—which Mrs. Meredith very 
seldom did, having an idea that it was very 
bad for children to praise them: so it was 
with a feeling of no common satisfaction 
that she seated herself to listen. 
“To what family does the dog belong?' 
asked Miss Winston. 
