We should never think of keeping a girl upon lower wages than she was worth.

Hitherto, however, the arrangement has been quite fair you know, Elizabeth, you have given us a deal of trouble in the teaching of you." And Miss Leaf smiled, half sadly, as if this, the first of the coming changes, hurt her more than she liked to express.

"Come, my girl," she added, "you needn't look so serious.

We are not in the least vexed with you; we shall be very sorry to lose you, and we will give you the best of characters when you leave." "I dunnot--mean--to leave." Elizabeth threw out the words like pellets, in a choked fashion, and disappeared suddenly from the parlor.
"Who would have thought it!" exclaimed Selina; "I declare the girl was crying." No mistake about that; though when, a few minutes after, Miss Hilary entered the kitchen, Elizabeth tried in a hurried, shamefaced way to hide her tears by being very busy over something.

Her mistress took no notice, but began, as usual on washing days, to assist in various domestic matters, in the midst of which she said, quietly, "And so, Elizabeth, you would really like to go to London ?" "No! I shouldn't like it at all; never said I should.