You won't _make_ me do it ?" "Is that it ?" he said, kissing her.

"No, I shall not ask you to tell tales, but I am not going to have you abused by anybody, and shall take care to find out from some one else who it is that annoys you." "Oh, papa, please don't trouble yourself about it.

I do not mind it at all, now." "But _I_ do," replied her father, "and I shall take care that you are not annoyed in the same way again." The tears rose in Elsie's eyes again, and she reproached herself severely for allowing her father to see how troubled she had been; but she said not another word, for she well knew from his look and tone that it would be worse than useless..