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A Morning Adventure

           Withtheintentionofrestoringthemtoliberty.Whenmyjudgmentshouldbegiven.Ye-es!Theydieinprison,though.Theirlives,poorsillythings,aresoshortincomparisonwithChanceryproceedingsthat,onebyone,thewholecollectionhasdiedoverandoveragain.Idoubt,doyouknow,whetheroneofthese,thoughtheyareallyoung,willlivetobefree!Ve-rymortifying,isitnot?"Althoughshesometimesaskedaquestion,sheneverseemedtoexpectareply,butrambledonasifshewereinthehabitofdoingsowhennoonebutherselfwaspresent."Indeed,"shepursued,"Ipositivelydoubtsometimes,Idoassureyou,whetherwhilemattersarestillunsettled,andthesixthorGreatSealstillprevails,Imaynotonedaybefoundlyingstarkandsenselesshere,asIhavefoundsomanybirds!"Richard,answeringwhathesawinAda’scompassionateeyes,tooktheopportunityoflayingsomemoney,softlyandunobserved,onthechimney-piece.Wealldrewnearertothecages,feigningtoexaminethebirds."Ican’tallowthemtosingmuch,"saidthelittleoldlady,"for(you’llthinkthiscurious)IfindmymindconfusedbytheideathattheyaresingingwhileIamfollowingtheargumentsincourt.Andmymindrequirestobesoveryclear,youknow!Anothertime,I’lltellyoutheirnames.Notatpresent.Onadayofsuchgoodomen,theyshallsingasmuchastheylike.Inhonourofyouth,"asmileandcurtsy,"hope,"asmileandcurtsy,"andbeauty,"asmileandcurtsy."There!We’llletinthefulllight."Thebirdsbegantostirandchirp.

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