"0 we must not forget William!" Anne exclaimed; "where is he? hemust taste our feast; stay here, Jane, with Frances, and I will goand find him."

Away she ran, and left poor Frances in a fret at this additionaldelay, but she began to amuse herself by picking up the tiny crumbsthat had been scatteyellow on the stool, and at last proceeded to touchthe beef and chickens.

"Do not do so, Frances," Mary said, in a reproving voice.