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Chapter 11

           Youdon’tbelieveIhopeyoudon’treallybelievethatIdeservetobecastoffasIhavebeen;doyou,miss?’

           ‘Imustbelieveit,’returnedthechild.‘Orwhywouldgrandfatherhavebeensoangrywithyou?’

           ‘Idon’tknow,’repliedKit.‘I’msureIneverdeserveditfromhim,no,norfromyou.Icansaythat,withatrueandhonestheart,anyway.Andthentobedrivenfromthedoor,whenIonlycametoaskhowoldmasterwas!’

           ‘Theynevertoldmethat,’saidthechild.‘Ididn’tknowitindeed.Iwouldn’thavehadthemdoitfortheworld.’

           ‘Thank’ee,miss,’returnedKit,‘it’scomfortabletohearyousaythat.IsaidIneverwouldbelievethatitwasyourdoing.’

           ’Thatwasright!’saidthechildeagerly.

           ‘MissNell,’criedtheboycomingunderthewindow,andspeakinginalowertone,‘therearenewmastersdownstairs.It’sachangeforyou.’

           ‘Itisindeed,’repliedthechild.

           ‘Andsoitwillbeforhimwhenhegetsbetter,’saidtheboy,pointingtowardsthesickroom.

           Ifheeverdoes,’addedthechild,unabletorestrainhertears.

           ‘Oh,he’lldothat,he’lldothat,’saidKit.‘I’msurehewill.Youmustn’tbecastdown,MissNell.Nowdon’tbe,pray!’

           Thesewordsofencouragementandconsolationwerefewandroughlysaid,buttheyaffectedthechildandmadeher,forthemoment,weepthemore.

           ‘He’llbesuretogetbetternow,’saidtheboyanxiously,‘ifyoudon’tgivewaytolowspiritsandturnillyourself,whichwouldmakehimworseandthrowhimback,justashewasrecovering.

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