13 “What do you mean, Charlie, by this idleness? Go, do your lesson, or I shall be obliged to punish you.” She took me by the arm, and gently pressed it as she told me to resume my seat. At four o’clock, of course, my lesson was as far as before from being done. “Mary and Eliza, you can go into the garden. Charles will remain until he finishes his lesson, or is punished for his idleness.” They left and Miss Evelyn locked the door after them. Then we flew into each other’s arms, and indulged in the most endearing