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THE EVENING LESSON.

Come to my knee, my darling!
The long summer day is done;
And low to his rest in the crimson west
Sinketh the fiery sun.
Come, and we'll watch together
To see the first star appear,
And I'll tell you a beautiful story:
Listen, and you shall hear.

Shall I tell you of wicked "Bluebeard,"
Or of merry "Robin Hood"?
Of the wonderful "Lamp of Aladdin,"

Or the hapless "Babes in the Wood"?

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