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soon won the little Serena's heart, and while she stood by,
playing with her brother Charley and the new little baby as
she called William, she showed such a fond, caressing, gentle
temper, that Lucy felt she should soon dearly love the sweet
child.--The little black girl, was to stay in the nursery and
wait on the nurse. This arrangement was effected through
Hetty's care, and proved of great comfort and assistance to
Lucy, who otherwise must have sometimes been obliged
to neglect her own, while she nursed Mrs Dey's child.
In a short time, the whole aspect of the nursery was
changed. The ragged window curtains and carpet were nicely mended,
the furniture put in neat order and instead of being the most dismal,
Hetty declared it was the most comfortable room in the house.
The little Serena was now
happy and contented and Charles by degrees became a healthy
blooming infant, and even in Lucy's eyes almost as beautiful as
William. Every moment Hetty could spare from her house-
work and attendance on her lady, was passed in the nursey and
Lucy, was too sensible of all she owed the good natured girl
not to treat her with kindness and civility