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DEE breakfast laid ready, the letters all come, Rose, Geoffrey, and Pussy alone in the room. The Library door stands ajar, we descry Neither father, nor mother, nor anyone nigh. Pray, how can this be? Is the whole household late? No! the clock shows it still wants a quarter to eight; So little Rose sits in her Mother’s place there, Whilst brother Geoff reads with a serious air— Says sister to brother, in Mother’s own way, nt ea Kp" eee eM teeny Senet el Willi i i ie er. VT re SiN UME B ct | a etPeeAIRM Hy Sagal ARS 7st §. ot } wa Nee a iF dl fide Ps as bs . ants ait Feet wa 1 SONU a Ht ee bi a eg EVE tt rie Ce i i ai) i Wm A rage = BE a bij. § sp [d rl f= E tnek Lk ale 4 oo oa ee ie AL | wet rh See ee + a 1 szea e" f = i eo u ÉS 4 —e ee a fa at * oi E d. ae Ue 7 a | - a a [ dl nf Oe: ss 1 i , “Lal Oe b ati a" —_ ie 4 ; > Í lész HÚ oe I ail i! a oa wat os il Bel Oy kén ht nd aa LES Es. s Lin am TTI 1 os EIt si jár d oy a, LSD ET LET ES ee EG RL EET (aE 7] 8 i ‘ i. a Ph! ‘ A . - at ry —_ es i or Dh. ‘i oto il § 4 ta. 1) "Hi i Ld oo fie | b + a 7 = 8 s al = F - ill 1 A aR HW" ties 44-i 8 + Aa f ™ VE? ey A ' it ka a cu a tha 1 t * | : | NE Oma eT ao gl vii | 4 eek fd EL wu vie] thee Los * - 2 7 e. E FA Was See See 18 a al ai ! J Se POE ORT er oe TEE ee Ly a ET ee eT OSE ee he ~~ al 0 ül latta ő Reads Geoffrey sedately, " State Concert and Ball"— “ Delightful,” cries Rose. ‘“‘ Do, dear Geoff, read it all.” “‘ Stuff and nonsense,” he answers, “I certainly shan’t: The Parliament news is the thing that I want. Ah! good, here I have it—Debate on Home Rule.” “What is it?” she asks, ‘some new law against School ?” “* There—just like you women—so silly !” he cries. “Oh! brother!” says Rose, with big tears in her eyes, ‘That isn’t like Father, one bit now, you know— You’re spoiling it all, Geoff. Please don’t answer so,” a c - TO —_a— ez
