He begged Miss Galindo to stay with them, when the children were gone to bed, and she was preparing to leave the husband and wife by themselves.

He told her and his wife many particulars--then paused--then went on--"And Mark has left a child--a little girl-- "But he never was married!" exclaimed Mrs.Trevor.
"A little girl," continued her husband, "whose mother, I conclude, is dead.

At any rate, the child was in possession of his chambers; she and an old nurse, who seemed to have the charge of everything, and has cheated poor Mark, I should fancy, not a little." "But the child!" asked Mrs.Trevor, still almost breathless with astonishment.

"How do you know it is his ?" "The nurse told me it was, with great appearance of indignation at my doubting it.

I asked the little thing her name, and all I could get was 'Bessy!' and a cry of 'Me wants papa!' The nurse said the mother was dead, and she knew no more about it than that Mr.Gibson had engaged her to take care of the little girl, calling it his child.