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 238 THE SONG OF THE ANGELS. His mother considered for a moment what course to pursue, and then resolved to let him remain alone for a little time. Samuel could not enjoy his play alone, for he saw that his brother had been guilty of a great sin; so he went into the gar- den and walked up and down, feeling very melancholy. He knew that God had said that liars have their portion with those who are shut up in eternal dark- ness, and he felt very sorry that he had asked his brother for the knife. After some time, his mother went up stairs to converse with the guilty boy, but as she came near his room, she heard the Digitized by Google