will only let me spend the other six with you.
He certainly did very wrong to carry me off; but
then, as he says, it was but a dismal sort of life
for him, to live in that great gloomy place, all
alone; and it has made a wonderful change in
his spirits to have a little girl to run up stairs
and down. There is some comfort in making
him so happy; and so, upon the whole, dearest
mother, let us be thankful that he is not to keeo
me the whole year round."

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