"When I come back it will be for good." "Oh! that will be nice," Lucy said joyously, "just as it used to be, with no one to be cross and scold about everything." "Hush! little woman, don't talk about that.

He had his faults, dear, as we all have, but he had a great deal to worry him, and perhaps we did not make allowances enough for him, and I do think he was really fond of you, Lucy, and when people are dead we should never speak ill of them." "I don't want to," Lucy said, "and I didn't want him to be fond of me when he wasn't fond of you and Charlie or mother.

It seems to me he wasn't fond of mother, and yet she does nothing but cry; I can't make that out, can you ?" Ned did not answer; his mother's infatuation for Mr.Mulready had always been a puzzle to him, and he could at present think of no reply which would be satisfactory to Lucy.
A constable now came in and said that there were other visitors waiting to see Ned.

He then withdrew, leaving the lad to say goodby to his brother and sister alone.

Ned kept up a brave countenance, and strove to make the parting as easy as possible for the others, but both were crying bitterly as they went out.
Ned's next visitors were Dr.Green and Mr.Porson.
"We have only a minute or two, my boy," Mr.Porson said, "for the gig is at the door.