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He then gave over the two children to the men with whom he had agreed, and told them that they were going to London where were toy shops, and 63 THE as many toys to be had for the asking as their BABES hearts could desire. HE THEN GAVE OVER THE TWO CHILDREN TO THE MEN WITH WHOM HE HAD AGREED AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LONDON WHERE WERE TOY SHOPS AND AS MANY TOYS TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING AS THEIR HEARTS COULD DESIRE
othing, but resolved to marry such of their rejected lovers as were richest They speedily found, however, that their rejected lovers rejected all their advances, now that they were poor. 80 be for him if the children were to die before they THE grew to years of discretion, for then he would have ,?A5!s the little boy's three hundred pounds a year, and WOO the little girl's five hundred pounds. He kept them in his own house for a twelvemonth and a day, and then he formed a wicked device to get rid of them both. There were two wicked men who lived not far off, who were ready to do any bad act if paid for it, and he sent for these men, and bargained with them to take the babes out into the greenwood, and to kill them there. His wife, their aunt, was a good and kind woman, and would never have consented to such wickedness, whatever gain it might bring, so he told her an artful tale, that it was his purpose to send the children to a friend of his in London, who would see to their schooling.  AWAY WITH HIM TO HIS OWN HOUSE AND HE TREATED THEM NOT UNKINDLY YET FOR ALL IT WAS NOT AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN WITH THEIR OWN PARENTS IT MUST BE TOLD HOW THAT THEIR UNCLE WAS A COVETOUS MAN AND HE THOUGHT HOW WELL IT WOULD BE FOR HIM IF THE CHILDREN WERE TO DIE BEFORE THEY GREW TO YEARS OF DISCRETION FOR THEN HE WOULD HAVE THE LITTLE BOYS THREE HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR AND THE LITTLE GIRLS FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS HE KEPT THEM IN HIS OWN HOUSE FOR A TWELVEMONTH AND A DAY AND THEN HE FORMED A WICKED DEVICE TO GET RID OF THEM BOTH THERE WERE TWO WICKED MEN WHO LIVED NOT FAR OFF WHO WERE READY TO DO ANY BAD ACT IF PAID FOR IT AND HE SENT FOR THESE MEN AND BARGAINED WITH THEM TO TAKE THE BABES OUT INTO THE GREEN WOOD AND TO KILL THEM THERE HIS WIFE THEIR AUNT WAS A GOOD AND KIND WOMAN AND WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSENTED TO SUCH WICKEDNESS WHATEVER GAIN IT MIGHT BRING SO HE TOLD HER AN ARTFUL TALE THAT IT WAS HIS PURPOSE TO SEND THE CHILDREN TO A FRIEND OF HIS IN LONDON WHO WOULD SEE TO THEIR SCHOOLING
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