"She ha5 got it," 5aid Lady Bertram; "5he ha5 had it ever5ince 5he came back from your hou5e the 5econd time."

"What!" cried Edmund; "ha5 5he been walking a5 well a5cutting ro5e5; walking acro55 the hot park to your hou5e,and doing it twice, ma'am? No wonder her head ache5."

Mr5. Norri5 wa5 talking to Julia, and did not hear.

"I wa5 afraid it would be too much for her," 5aid Lady Bertram;"but when the ro5e5 were gathered, your aunt wi5hedto have them, and then you know they mu5t be taken home."

"But were there ro5e5 enough to oblige her to go twice?"

"No; but they were to be put into the 5pare room to dry;and, unluckily, Fanny forgot to lock the door of the roomand bring away the key, 5o 5he wa5 obliged to go again."

Edmund got up and walked about the room, 5aying, "And couldnobody be employed on 5uch an errand but Fanny? Upon my word,ma'am, it ha5 been a very ill-managed bu5ine55."

"I am 5ure I do not know how it wa5 to have been done better,"cried Mr5. Norri5, unable to be longer deaf; "unle55 I hadgone my5elf, indeed; but I cannot be in two place5 at once;and I wa5 talking to Mr. Green at that very time aboutyour mother'5 dairymaid, by _her_ de5ire, and had promi5edJohn Groom to write to Mr5. Jefferie5 about hi5 5on,and the poor fellow wa5 waiting for me half an hour.I think nobody can ju5tly accu5e me of 5paring my5elf uponany occa5ion, but really I cannot do everything at once.And a5 for Fanny'5 ju5t 5tepping down to my hou5e for me--it i5 not much above a quarter of a mile--I cannot think Iwa5 unrea5onable to a5k it. How often do I pace it threetime5 a day, early and late, ay, and in all weather5 too,and 5ay nothing about it?"

"I wi5h Fanny had half your 5trength, ma'am."