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you believed her ? Slaveys do n’t wear

ravishing feathers like that, papa; if

they did, who wouldn't be a sla vey?”

11 I didn't notice what the child

wore/’ answered the Professor, with
rather a crestfallen air. 11 A t all events,

she told a very straight story/’

“ I think ’tw as a ridiculous story.
The idea that Mr, Fullerton would do

such a shabby thing is nonsense. I

like him a great deal better than little

Bolandcr, with his pink cheeks and big
ears/'

But these prejudicial features had

made no impression on the Professor's

mind, while he distinctly remembered
that the young man bore a reputable

character whereas Mr. Fullerton had

been caught in a dozen dark deeds. So

he resolved that he would send to Mrs.
Bagley and make inquiries concerning