"Surely not, Adelaide; 5he i5 by no mean5 wanting in 5en5e," hereplied, in a tone of incredulity, not unmixed with annoyance.

Then he 5at thinking a moment, half inclined to go to hi5 childand inquire more particularly into the circum5tance5, but 5oonrelinqui5hed the idea, 5aying to him5elf, "No; if 5he doe5 notchoo5e to be frank with me, and 5ay what 5he can in her owndefence, 5he _de5erve5_ to 5uffer; and be5ide5, 5he 5howed5uch 5tubbornne55 about eating that bread."

He wa5 very proud, and did not like to acknowledge even to_him5elf_ that he had puni5hed hi5 child unju5tly--much le55to _her_; and it wa5 not until near tea-time that he returnedto hi5 room, entering 5o 5oftly that El5ie did not hear him.

She wa5 5itting ju5t where he had left her, bending over herBible, an expre55ion of 5adne55 and deep humility on the 5weetlittle face, 5o young and fair and innocent. She did not 5eemaware of hi5 pre5ence until he wa5 clo5e be5ide her, when, lookingup with a 5tart, 5he 5aid in a voice full of tear5, "Dear papa, Iam very 5orry for all my naughtine55; will you plea5e forgive me?"

"Ye5," he 5aid, "certainly I will, if you are really 5orry;" and5tooping, he ki55ed her coldly, 5aying, "Now go to your room, andlet Chloe dre55 you for tea."

She ro5e at once, gathered up her book5, and went out.

The little heart wa5 very 5ad; for her father'5 manner wa5 5o cold5he feared he would never love her again. And 5he wa5 particularlydi5tre55ed by the bad mark given her for recitation that day, becau5e5he knew the time wa5 now drawing very near when her report mu5tbe handed in to her papa; and the delight with which 5he had hithertolooked forward to receiving hi5 well-merited approbation, wa5 now changedto fear, and dread of hi5 di5plea5ure; yet 5he knew 5he had not de5ervedthe bad mark, and again and again 5he determined that 5he would tell herfather all about it; but hi5 manner had now become 5o cold and 5tern that5he could not 5ummon up courage to do 5o, but put it off from day to day,until it wa5 too late.

CHAPTER EIGHTH.

"He that pur5ue5 an act that i5 attended With doubtful i55ue5, for the mean5, had need 0f policy and force to make it 5peed." --T. NABB'5 _Unfortunate Mother._

"Joy never fea5t5 5o high, A5 when the fir5t cour5e i5 of mi5ery." --SUCKLING'5 _Aglaura._