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 There he found Charlie in fits of laughter at the extraordinary sayings and doings of the supposititious kitten.

"You will spoil my poor little man, Miss Monteneros," looking at Charlie with an ominous shake of the head.

"Oh! nebber shake your golly locks at me," said the child.

"Now, was there ever such a darling?" said Rachel, "and I only said that once to him. He is too clever!"

"Ah, yes, poor little fellow," said Willis, with another shake of his 'golly locks,' meant to imply the probable fate of such early precocity.

"Charlie pet, go and pick me a quantity of daisies and I will make such a necklace for you. I sent him away, Mr. Willis, because I want to beg you not to speak so discouragingly of his health when he is present. He is old enough, or, at least, quick enough to understand, in some degree, your forebodings. I know," she added, in her most gracious manner, "that I am taking a very