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80 over their pillow, the last thing at night, she saw, from the yet glittering eye-lash, and the feverish cheek, that they had cried themselves to sleep—often and often, during the following days, did the tears start into her own eyes to see how the children clung to each other—Ellen seemed afraid to lose sight of Julia for one moment; and Julia, generally the most active of the two, could scarcely be prevailed upon to move, if thereby she loosed hold of her sister's hand.

The evening of the last day came—It was in June, and the weather had been unusually hot: to go out during the morning had been impossible; but the children had been anxiously awaiting the cooler afternoon to visit, for the last time, all their favourite haunts. The long shadows were now resting on the park, and those red hues were beginning to gather on the clouds which so soon flush into crimson and as soon fade. Scarcely had they set out, before a message came from Mrs. Dalton, who had seen them from the window, and had sent for them. She wished, she said, to give