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"But you sighed as though you were very tired or in pain," he continued. "Did I?" said the child, thoughtfully; "well, I believe I did." BUT YOU SIGHED AS THOUGH YOU WERE VERY TIRED OR IN PAIN HE CONTINUED DID I SAID THE CHILD THOUGHTFULLY WELL I BELIEVE I DID
rles was soon thoughtlessly happy, and forgetful of the unkindness of Robert and the injustice of his parents. So light are the cares and mishaps of youth, so easily forgotten are its hardships, either seeming or real. Happy childhood! Whether little cousin Helen had been on the watch for Charley, or whether she was there by accident, it matters not, suffice it to say that the two soon met in their headlong career of fun and frolic, and two more joyous or merry spirits never met on the soft green sward than these. Now they tire of the play at ball and sit down together close by the brink of the clear, deep pond, next the rich flower beds that shed their grateful fragrance around the spot. Cousin Helen, still panting from the exertion of the play, looked thoughtfully into the almost transparent water, and involuntarily heaved a sigh that did not escape her companion's notice. "Art sick, cousin Helen?" asked Charles, quickly. "Nay, not I," said the pleasant-voiced child, "not I, Charley. HIS BALL WHERE THE LIGHT HEARTED CHARLES WAS SOON THOUGHTLESSLY HAPPY AND FORGETFUL OF THE UNKINDNESS OF ROBERT AND THE INJUSTICE OF HIS PARENTS SO LIGHT ARE THE CARES AND MISHAPS OF YOUTH SO EASILY FORGOTTEN ARE ITS HARDSHIPS EITHER SEEMING OR REAL HAPPY CHILDHOOD WHETHER LITTLE COUSIN HELEN HAD BEEN ON THE WATCH FOR CHARLEY OR WHETHER SHE WAS THERE BY ACCIDENT IT MATTERS NOT SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT THE TWO SOON MET IN THEIR HEADLONG CAREER OF FUN AND FROLIC AND TWO MORE JOYOUS OR MERRY SPIRITS NEVER MET ON THE SOFT GREEN SWARD THANSE NOW THEY TIRE OF THE PLAY AT BALL AND SIT DOWN TOGETHER CLOSE BY THE BRINK OF THE CLEAR DEEP POND NEXT THE RICH FLOWER BEDS THAT SHED THEIR GRATEFUL FRAGRANCE AROUND THE SPOT COUSIN HELEN STILL PANTING FROM THE EXERTION OF THE PLAY LOOKED THOUGHTFULLY INTO THE ALMOST TRANSPARENT WATER AND INVOLUNTARILY HEAVED A SIGH THAT DID NOT ESCAPE HER COMPANION'S NOTICE ART SICK COUSIN HELEN ASKED CHARLES QUICKLY NAY NOT I SAID THE PLEASANT VOICED CHILD NOT I CHARLEY
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