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 gave him, and which he is so fond of, that he would never let it be out of his hand; but indeed he loves every thing that his grand-mamma gives him; I never saw so dear a tractable creature in all my life."

"Are you sure that he was then playing with the coach?" asked Miss Osburne. "O very sure and certain," returned Jenny; "I remember it particularly, because I had just put a string to it, as we went into Mrs Jackson's room."

"I shall refresh your memory, however," said Mss Osburne, rising, and opening the door of a closet, from whence she returned with the coach in her hand. "This toy has been in that closet since yesterday evening, that I took it from the child, when he was going to bed. In this instance, therefore, you have not been correct."

"That is of no consequence," said my lady; "the child might have been playing with some other toy: all I ask is, did he touch the lace?"