Calmedatthissight,thenextquestionwas,howsheshouldconcealthemischiefwhichshehaddone。Aftermanyattempts,thehandleandlidwerereplaced。thebasketwasputexactlyinthesamespotinwhichithadstoodbefore,andthemaidchargedthechild,TOLOOKASIFNOTHING
WASTHEMATTER。
Wehopethatbothchildrenandparentswillherepauseforamomenttoreflect。Thehabitsoftyranny,meanness,andfalsehood,whichchildrenacquirefromlivingwithbadservants,arescarcelyeverconqueredinthewholecourseoftheirfuturelives。
Aftershuttingupthebaskettheylefttheroom,andintheadjoiningpassagetheyfoundapoorgirlwaitingwithasmallparcelinherhand。
What’syourbusiness?saidthemaid。