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 154 REPENTANCE. whole; so he took up his book, and with a heavy heart slowly retraced his steps. On his way he met Mr. L., the owner of the orchard, who was a kind old gentle- man, and had often patted James on the head, and called him a good boy. The moment James saw him, he crossed over to the other side of the road, and quickly passed on without raising his head. On arriving at home, he told his mother the whole story. She felt very sorry to hear such an account from her son, in whom she had always placed so much confidence. "James," said she, as she was preparing to mend the rent in his Digitized by Google