uation. Im too young.

    `But didnt om?

    `Kindly? Poos talking about t? I  care about  a situation. But its suc scin and t a bit of good to me - and no set about learning book-keeping and calculation and to make out Im good for nothing.

    toms moutcter expression as  the fire.

    `O y  Dominie Sampson, said Maggie, augry and after talian metram, I could teacom.

    `You teacs alone you take, said tom.

    `Dear tom! I ting   sleeve.

    `But its alom, tle froo be justifiably severe. `Youre alting yourself up above me and every one else. And Ive ed to tell you about it several times. You oug to o my uncles and aunts - you s to me to take care of my mot put yourself forter t youre almost aler than you can.

    Poor tom!  come from being lectured and made to feel y: tion of rong, self-asserting nature must take place somely s. Maggies cing resentment and affection and a certain aion of toms firmer and more effective cer. S ansely; very angry o  t last,

    `You often ted, tom,  all in t  mean to put myself above you - I knoer terday. But you are alom.

    it ment was rising again.

    `No, Im not om, o you; and so I sake care of you. But you must mind w I say.

    t  of tears,  come, mig ill sairs. tter tears: everybody in to Maggie: ts. In books tender, and deligo do t made one  s. tside t a : it seemed to be a o t pretend to love and t did not belong to t,  poverty and t-cutting c of early youts, and ly of sucure despair, as if our vi