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sponsibility which she is tying, binding packing, or fastening, with a face of great earnestness. “Now, Eva, have you kept count of your things? Of course you haven’t,- chil- dren never do: there’s the spotted carpet-bag and the little blue band-box with your best bonnet,- that’s two; then the India rubber satchel is three; and my tape and needle box is four; and my band-box, five; and my collar-box, six; and that little hair trunk, seven. What have you done with your sunshade? Give it to me, and let me put a paper round it, and tie it to my umbrella with my shade;- there, now.” “Why, aunty, we are only going up home;- what is the use?” “To keep it nice, child; people must take care of their things, if they ever mean to have anything; and now, Eva is your thimble put up?” “Really, aunty, I don’t know.” “Well, never mind; I’ll look your box over,- thimble, wax, two spools, scis- sors, knife, tape-needle; all right,- put it in here. What did you ever do, child, when you were coming on with only your papa. I should have thought you’d a lost everything you had.” “Well, aunty, I did lose a great many; and then, when we stopped anywhere, papa would buy some more of whatever it was.” “Mercy on us, child,- what a way!” “It was a very easy way, aunty,” said Eva. |
