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 easily settled, she retired to her room; but was overtaken in the passage by Mrs MacClarty, who said in a whisper, "I houp ye'll say naething o' Jenny's playing the truant frae the schule. Her father manna ken o't, he wad be sae angry."—"Alas," said Mrs Mason, "you know not how much you are your child's enemy! but I shall be silent."