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And then together they plucked a beautiful bouquet, and busied themselves in arranging it and classifying the various plants by their botanical names, for both children were well versed in this delightful study, young as they were. AND THEN TOGETHER THEY PLUCKED A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET AND BUSIED THEMSELVES IN ARRANGING IT AND CLASSIFYING THE VARIOUS PLANTS BY THEIR BOTANICAL NAMES FOR BOTH CHILDREN WERE WELL VERSED IN THIS DELIGHTFUL STUDY YOUNG AS THEY WERE
tely. "I was thinking," she said, ingenuously, "how cruel Robert was to your mother's pet. I don't see how he could do such a thing, do you, Charley?" "Robert is quick-tempered," said his brother, "and perhaps regrets it now. I guess the dog bit him, or something of that sort." He was too generous, too manly, to complain of Robert's cruel treatment of him, or to mention the unkindness he had experienced from his parents. But he had not forgotten these occurrences, and his lip once more quivered with emotion, and his clear, handsome eyes were suffused with tears. Quick as thought his little companion divined with womanly instinct the cause, for she was not ignorant of the state of affairs, young as she was, that existed at Bramble Park. Drawing nearer to his side, she threw one arm tenderly and with childish abandon over his neck, and with the other brushed away the gathering tears, until Charles smiled again and leaned over and kissed her sweet little lips as a brother might have done!  HIS SO CONFIDINGLY AND SO AFFECTIONATELY I WAS THINKING SHE SAID INGENIOUSLY HOW CRUEL ROBERT WAS TO YOUR MOTHER'S PET I DON'T SEE HOW HE COULD DO SUCH A THING DO YOU CHARLEY ROBERT IS QUICK TEMPERED SAID HIS BROTHER AND PERHAPS REGRETS IT NOW I GUESS THE DOG BIT HIM OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT HE WAS TOO GENEROUS TOO MANLY TO COMPLAIN OF ROBERT'S CRUEL TREATMENT OF HIM OR TO MENTION THE UNKINDNESS HE HAD EXPERIENCED FROM HIS PARENTS BUT HE HAD NOT FORGOTTEN THESE OCCURRENCES AND HIS LIP ONCE MORE QUIVERED WITH EMOTION AND HIS CLEAR HANDSOME EYES WERE SUFFUSED WITH TEARS QUICK AS THOUGHT HIS LITTLE COMPANION DIVINED WITH WOMANLY INSTINCT THE CAUSE FOR SHE WAS NOT IGNORANT OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS YOUNG AS SHE WAS THAT EXISTED AT BRAMBLE PARK DRAWING NEARER TO HIS SIDE SHE THREW ONE ARM TENDERLY AND WITH CHILDISH ABANDON OVER HIS NECK AND WITH THE OTHER BRUSHED AWAY THE GATHERING TEARS UNTIL CHARLES SMILED AGAIN AND LEANED OVER AND KISSED HER SWEET LITTLE LIPS AS A BROTHER MIGHT HAVE DONE
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