soldthehairoffherheadifshecouldhavemadeahandsomeprofitthereby.Astohermoney,shefirstsecreteditinodders,edinaragoranoldcurl-paper;butsomeofthesehoardshavingbeendiscoveredbythehousemaid,Eliza,fearfulofonedaylosinghervaluedtreasure,seointrustittohermother,atausuriousrateofi—fiftyorsixtypert.;whiterestsheexactedeveryquarter,keepingheratsinalittlebookwithanxiousaccuracy.

    Geianasatonahighstool,dressingherhairattheglass,andinterweavinghercurlswithartificialflowersandfadedfeathers,ofwhichshehadfoundastoreinadraweriic.Iwasmakingmybed,havingreceivedstrictordersfromBessietogetitarrangedbeforeshereturned(forBessienowfrequentlyemployedmeasasortofunder-nurserymaid,totidytheroom,dustthechairs,&c.).Havingspreadthequiltandfoldedmynight-dress,Iwenttothewindoutinordersomepicture-booksanddoll’shousefurniturescatteredthere;anabruptandfromGeianatoletherplaythingsalone(forthetinychairsandmirrors,thefairyplatesandcups,wereherproperty)stoppedmyproceedings;andthen,forlackofotheroccupatioobreathingonthefrost-flohichthewindowwasfretted,andthusclearingaspatheglassthroughwhichImightlookoutonthegrounds,whereallwasstillarifieduheinfluenceofahardfrost.

    Fromthiswindowwerevisibletheporter’slodgeandthecarriage-road,andjustasIhaddissolvedsomuchofthesilver-whitefoliageveilingthepanesasleftroomtolookout,Isawthegatesthrownopenandacarriagerollthrough.Iwatcheditasdingthedrivewithindifference;carriagesofteoGateshead,butnoneeverbroughtvisitorsinwhomIwasied;itstoppedinfrontofthehouse,thedoor-bellranglou