t tin em! I sot up till t nig em - I did - till tared at me out o turs as if to em. But, lors! I s knoo say to em. ttin company for you, Miss, and t tall, urs - -rate article.

    `And youve bougouc Im afraid you gave a great deal of money for them.

    `Not me! said Bob. `Id imes to you a bit for t ted about ts stuck by me as if it ur all,  of it  life yourn akin ty, Miss - I t Id make free to buy it for you, an t to matcook up tringed packet of books - `I t you mig more print as urs, an I got t, an I t ttermost books. An I  say me nay, an tell me as you  om did he suvreigns.

    `No, indeed, Bob, said Maggie, `Im very to you for to me and tom. I dont t many friends who care for me.

    `ter friends nor any Cian, said Bob, laying doention of  considerable salking to a young lass like Maggie, tongue overrun o speak. `I cant give you Mumps, cause  to go ao express ive movement of ail.) `But Id get you a pup, Miss, an welcome.

    `No, t keep a dog of my own.

    `Es a pity: else t mind about it not bein ts mots in tc into talk from breakfast to sundos, a poor lorade as any on t;obys noug a mongrel - t to look at in ; But I says to ; are you yoursen but a mongrel? t muco look at you.quot; Not but  o breed myself, but I cant abide to see one cur grinnin at anotly taking up  ongue ing in an undisciplined manner.

    `ont you come in time, and see my brother, Bob? said Maggie.

    `Yes, Miss, time. Youll give my duty to om is; ook to gro.

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