ut exception, had a right good time. Even Lucy forgot her jealousies, and even Rosamund forgot her anger. They were so much interested in Mrs. Brett and her hu

nd act on it they invariably live a life of great happiness and equanimity, and are a great blessing to other people. Lucy and Rosamund were fa

n end, and the girls returned to beautiful Sunnyside and t

and but for an incident which occurred immediately after mornin

rls; but the two teachers were accommodated in another part of the church. Rosamund found herself during the service seated next to Mr. Merriman. It was the first time she had really closely observed him, and she now noticed several pec

take a naughty comfort to herself in her unexpected proximity. She drew a little closer to him on purpose to annoy Lucy; and then, when she found that he was short-sighted and could not find his places, she found them for him, thus adding to poor Lucy's torment; for this had once been Lucy's own

tone of color, both in their hats and their quiet little costumes. The two next had one shade lighter and the two youngest one shade lighter again. They looked something like leaves as they went up the church, and they all had one special characteristic-a great wealth of golden-brown hair, which hung far down their backs. The two eldest girls must have varied in age between fourteen and twelve, the tw

ew. But Rosamund could still see from where she sat the heads with the six green hats and the wealth of fair hair hanging be

she observed a lady of about forty-five years of age, richly dressed in deep mourning, with a good deal

Just as it came to a conclusion, Mrs. Merriman, bending towards Rosamund, said, "We will wait, if you please,

as only too anxious to see her neighbors leaving t

primly followed, and then the lady in black silk also left her pew. But as she did so she paused and said something to the verger, who was in the aisle. Rosamund, whose eyes were fixed on her

rriman stretched out her hand ac

es to see you. Will you go very quietly out, talk to her for a min

nd's hands, and said, "If it were not church-time I should long to kiss you. I was a very, very great friend of your mother's. She wrote to me two days ago to say that you were comin

mother quite well telling me about you. Your na

r mother! You must come and spend the rest of the day

for the others will

shall be glad to see you and to talk over old times. Dear Mrs. Merriman, she is a great friend of mine. Give her my love, and a message that you ar

panied by Mr. Singleton (the father of the fair-haired girls, and the rector of th

were thinking of something extremely funny; and it makes your face look so

ucy, to this young lady?" said

tone; but Mr. Singleton was by no means proof against Rosamund's bright and

ve," he said.-"Ah, Mrs. Merriman! it will be very unlike you to be over strict with

iss Archer," sa

half-holidays, and Mr. Singleton clinched the invitation by

y's side, with whom she had been wa

nd she has asked me to go to her after lunch t

le to pay visits on Sundays," said the professor, ju

her countenance. She col

she is an old friend of mother's, an

that no girls accept invitations for

id not notice the consternation, rage, and also determination which filled Rosamund's face. Lucy had not heard her words, but she

g-nothing p

r and pleased. You don't

w nice that field looks, with all that gras

des," said Lucy. She wa

up to her own room. There such a wave of passion, anger,

l slip off and spend the day with her, and take the consequences, whatever they may b

und as she brushed her long hair and