Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 121: what you’re looking at

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“Shall you be very. strict?” Belle asked, searching the face of her governess-elect inqui y. “T shall want to do whatijs night, »” Hazel re- plied, earnestly. “You would not FeepAChnie if I did not, and it wenld not be honorable in me to aecept the position, which, Mrs, Stewart has offered me and not try to do my very best for you. But I must not stop longer with you now. I have study and work oe me, so I will say good-by to you for a week.’ The two girls had come very slowly through the up- per corridor and down thelong stair-way to the lower ‘hall, and now Belle reluctantly withdrew her hand trom Hazel’s arm to let her go. “T shall wish the time away,” shesighed. ‘I think you are just delightful, and [ do hope you will learn to like me a little by and by.” Hazel's eyes danced. “Play that itis ‘by and by’ now,” she said, with an arch look and a lovely smile. “What! do you!—already ?” cried Belle, with a gasp of delight, and. impulsively throwing her arms Shenk her companion’s waist, she kissed her fondly on e lips. “Yes, indeed I do ‘already,’ and not ‘a little’ either,” responded Hazel, as she returned the caress, and then with another good-by she went aW3¥yonos,com * + 4 * * *