Lucy (Chapter_16)

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above you." "I wonder for my sake," says another," what some folks are so proud of, I don't see that a fatherless brat, is such a mighty thing to be proud of." "No, nor I," said the Cook, "nor a pretty face in the bargain, if one cannot get a husbamd with it, I'm reckoning a homely face and honest name is far betterer!" "Honest name!" exclaimed Hetty, "I wonder who at this table sets up for that? Tho' you be white out side, you may'nt be white inside." "Not you, proud Madam, with all your lady like airs" retorted the angry cook; "but its quite na'tral that such fine Misses as you two, should be keepin each 'other in countenance." "Hush, hush, now Mrs Cook," said the saucy footman, "and don't be quarrelling about pretty faces and ___________? or a body may think you making this rumpus for same at you've lost yourself" and he laughed heartily at his own wit--and continued "come now young ladies, don't be put out by old mother none such, for let her say what she will, we young gentl'min knows the valer of pretty faces and let me ____________?

Chapter 18

Life swarms with ills--the boldest are afraid Where then is safety for a tender maid, And man whom least she fears, her worst of faces. Young

nodding to Lucy.

---Chapter 17--From these scenes, the poor girl would retire to her own fire-side, and while she held her fatherless babe to her bosom, would wet its little innocent face with tears of shame and bitter regret. Of an evening, when the Captain and the ladies had gone out, Hetty would bring her work into the nursery and drawing herself familiarly close to Lucy, would say, "now let us have a little comfortable chat, I don't see for my part why we may'nt be as merry as our betters--tho' as for the matter of that, I don't see that