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Rh mamma.' But it is foolish to plague you with these trifles."

"What nonsense of Eda," exclaimed Mr. Dalton, "to put any such fancy in the children's heads."

"But," said his wife, "to go on with my plan: I propose that Julia should be sent to school; it is best that they should be separated for a time, for they encourage each other in all sorts of mischief; and yet I wish Ellen, who is far the most delicate of the two, to remain at home."

"You think then that Julia's health is good," asked Mr. Dalton, with marked anxiety.

"Indeed I do, she is a little strong, daring thing, and a school will be useful to her in every point of view."

"And Ellen, shall we have a governess for her?"

"By your leave, no, I wish her to be my pupil. I shall henceforth devote a portion of every morning to her education: I used to be considered tolerably accomplished, and, if at the end of six