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'I did not pull his ears, Aunt Hazleby; I did not make him bite Winifred, vociferated Edward; 'I told you so before, Aunt Hazleby, and you will say so. 'Fine little fellow, whispered Mrs. Dale, quite loud enough for Edward to hear her; 'I quite admire his spirit. 'Do not be rude, Edward my dear, said his mother.
'Well, I suppose that is another hundred a year out of Mr. Woodbourne's pocket, said Mrs. Hazleby; 'enough to ruin his family. 'I am sure, said Elizabeth, beginning to grow angry, 'Papa had rather do his duty as a clergyman, than lay up thousands for us. 'Fine talking for young things, said Mrs.
'That she shall not do, said Elizabeth: 'I will tell her myself that Fido was found in the river, and answer all her questions as best I can. 'It is rather a pity, said Anne archly, 'that Miss Hazleby did not actually fall into the river, for the sensation caused by Rupert's rescuing her would quite have absorbed all the interest in Fido's melancholy fate.
'Go and ask for him in the kitchen then, said Mrs. Hazleby. 'I am afraid it would be of no use. Ma'am, said Lucy, firmly, but not daring to raise her eyes; 'we missed him when we came in from walking, yesterday evening. 'Yesterday evening! cried Mrs. Hazleby; 'and did you never speak of it? I never knew anyone so careless as you are, in all my life.
Hazleby would be mortally offended; and when we came to reckon, it appeared that there would be thirteen without us, and then Papa and I persuaded her, that it would be much less uncivil to leave out all the Misses, than to take one and leave the rest. You know Anne and I are both under seventeen yet, so that nobody will expect to see us.
Hazleby was talking of yesterday? said Helen. 'I did not mind those half so much as I do some others, said Lucy; 'we could easily get into the country, and I used to walk with Papa every day, or ride when Harriet did not want the horse.
Hazleby says that she is often ill after these scoldings, and she would have taken her away to live with her, as the Major proposed, after Miss Dorothea Hazleby died, but that she thought it would be taking away all the comfort of her father's life. Oh! Anne, cried Helen, walking up and down the room as Mrs. Hazleby's voice became louder and louder, 'I cannot bear it; what shall I do?
'Indeed, Anne, said Elizabeth, 'I did not mean to say anything which could shock you. I only touched upon what you must have known half your life, and what Mrs. Hazleby has taken good care that I should not forget. I am perfectly well now, and have nothing the matter with me; but then I know that a little illness has a great effect upon me, and my colds are much sooner caught than cured.
'I am glad you think so, Mamma, said Anne; 'but I cannot be quite happy about it, for I might certainly have supposed that there was some reason against our going, when Helen and the youngest Miss Hazleby turned back and went home. 'You heard none of Helen's remonstrances? said Lady Merton.
Hazleby appeared, looking very splendid in a short black silk cloak trimmed with scarlet. 'Where have you been all this time? said she to Elizabeth, while she caught hold of Winifred's hand, or, more properly speaking, of her wrist; 'we shall all be too late. 'I have been at the school, said Elizabeth. 'What! do you keep school to-day? asked Mrs. Hazleby.
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