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 Additional disturbance now seized her, lest he should recur to the suspicious circumstances of her voyage and arrival.

While he still stood before her, declaiming upon the squeezed cakes, which he held in his hand, Mr. Tedman, coming softly back, and gently pushing him aside, produced, with a self-pleased countenance, a small plate of bread and butter, saying, "Look, here, my dear, I've brought you a few nice slices; for I see the misfortune that befel my cakes, of their falling down; and I resolved you should not be the worse for it. But I advise you to eat this at once, for fear of accidents; only take care," with a smile, "that you don't grease your pretty fingers."

He did not smile singly; Sir Lyell more than bore him company, and Riley laughed aloud saying,

Twould be pity, indeed, if she did not take care of her pretty fingers, 'twould, faith! when she can work