This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...and forbid them not," was ringing in Mary's ears, but she said no more. Nor would Constance have cared for anything she could say. She was only following out the principles of her self-chosen teacher, who might perhaps have disapproved of much that she was doing, but who could hardly have denied that her practice ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...and forbid them not," was ringing in Mary's ears, but she said no more. Nor would Constance have cared for anything she could say. She was only following out the principles of her self-chosen teacher, who might perhaps have disapproved of much that she was doing, but who could hardly have denied that her practice sprang naturally from his teaching. CHAPTER IX. wretched. RAYMONDS WRATH. ONSTANCE knocked at Mrs. Jackson's door, and a voice bade her "Come in," so in she went, followed by Mary. The room was clean and neat, though very povertystricken; the furniture scanty and rough, the beds (there were two) bare and Mrs. Jackson looked embarrassed when she recognised her visitor, but she set a chair for her and another for Mary, civilly enough. "Well, Mrs. Jackson, I have come to talk to you about the school." "Thank you, miss. You mean kindly, I make no doubt." "I do indeed, Mrs. Jackson; I mean the truest kindness to you and yours. I want you to think of your own soul, and your little girl's soul, and not to prefer her worldly interests to her eternal happiness." "Surely, miss, that be but reasonable like. But to cut a long story short, Miss Kennedy, my mind is made up. Peggy goes to the new school in Hare Street. She 's got to earn her bread by-and-by, and it's not long I can spare her to go to school anywheres; so I must say I 'd rather send her to one where they 'll begin to teach her at once, than to one where they 're waiting and waiting, and never beginning after all. Why, when Mrs. Jennings told me as how you 'd not even got so far as to make up your minds who you was to choose to be your scholars, I told her she must be mistaken. And she up 'd and told me no--that you were still gathering new children...
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