he was very kind."

"Ay, he's kind enough. Sugar, Mrs. Mitchell? Jam, Juliet? You are able
to leave the little ones when you come out, I suppose?"

"Oh, yes," Mrs. Mitchell answered. "My second girl, Amy, is almost as
big as Juliet, and a handy girl too. And you know we have no baby
now."

"I know, I know," said the housekeeper. "So you did not feel much put
about when Juliet was away from you?"

"Oh, no, not in that way."

"No, to be sure. Scones, Mrs. Mitchell? Milk, Juliet?"

When tea was ended Mrs. Johnson took her visitors over the house. They
saw the sitting-rooms, only partly furnished, and all the bed-rooms
except that in which Roberts was reposing himself. Some of these
chambers were furnished, others were quite empty. Mary's room had two
beds in it, two chests of drawers, two washstands, and so forth.

"Ah!" and Mrs. Johnson nodded her head; "yes, you see I got everything
double. Do you understand?"

"Everything double!" said Mrs. Mitchell.

"And only Mary in the room."

"Only Mary in the room!"

"Well, I see you don't take in what I mean. It is this. When we get
settled and have a lot of visitors in the house I shall want help in
the kitchen, and Mary will want help in the rooms. What would you say
to letting Juliet come and try how she would like the place?"

There was no doubt that Juliet would like it; her face said so. And
Mrs. Mitchell, after looking serious for a few minutes, brightened up
and said, "Do you think she would do? You know, she was so tiresome
that her aunt could not keep her."

"Yes, I know; but she has had a stern lesson, and if she will try to
be a good girl I should like to give her the chance. What do you say
yourself, Juliet?"

Instead of saying as she used, "I'm that stupid and awkward that I
can't do nothing," or that still worse thing, "I suppose I can do
anything I want to," Juliet replied modestly, "I will try to do what
you tell me."

"That's all I want," cried Mrs. Johnson kindly; "no girl can do better
than what she is told. And as soon as I can settle it with Mr. Burnet
I will come and settle it with you. Now, we will go out and look at
the gardens, which are pretty though not to say large."

When there came a pause in the conversation Juliet said to her mother,
"Mr. Robert was very kind, and would like to take you and me and
father in a boat on the river some day soon. And he would like to go
on Saturday afternoon if he is well enough. And he thinks Mrs