very childish. All his wretched being was shaken with weeping and

gave proof of such heavy suffering that at last she noticed it and

grew kind. She pushed him away softly.

"Come, my pet, let me pass; I must. Be reasonable. You're a baby

boy, and it was very nice for a week, but nowadays I must look after

my own affairs. Just think it over a bit. Now your brother's a

man; what I'm saying doesn't apply to him. Oh, please do me a

favor; it's no good telling him all this. He needn't know where I'm