"Now, papa, I have told you all this, and I cannot tell you more; and then the whole thing is so painful to me; every word and action connected with it is so unspeakably bitter, that I cannot bear to think of it. Oh, papa, I am sorry to have lost you this friend, but I could not help it--but oh! I am very sorry." She sate down on the ground, and laid her head on his knees.
"I, too, am sorry, my dear. Mr. Bell quite startled me when he said, some idea of the kind--"
"Mr. Bell! Oh did Mr. Bell see it?"

'Now, papa, I cannot tell you more; and the whole thing is so painful to me that I cannot bear to think of it. Oh, papa, I am sorry to have lost you this friend, but I could not help it. Oh! I am very sorry.' She sat down on the floor, and laid her head on his knees.
'I too, am sorry, my dear. Mr. Bell quite startled me when he said some idea of the kind-'
'Oh, did Mr. Bell see it?'
