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 you want anything, are you comfortable?" "Yes, mother, but I should like a cup of water."

There was no water in the room, so his mother went all the way to the pump for some good and fresh, and gave him a drink. When he had taken it, his kind mother said, "How did you get on at school to-day, did you say your lessons correctly?" This question took Robert a little by surprise, and conscience began to trouble him again. "Yes, mother," he said in a low voice, and laid down to sleep. His mother took the light and went away. Thus Robert sinned more