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DICK MAKES HIMSELF USEFUL.
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ward—dear, dear!' she exclaimed, with a quick ascent of blood to her face, and irritated with Dick rather than the vicar, as it seemed.

'Pray don't be alarmed on my account, Miss Day—good-afternoon!' said Dick in a huff, putting on his hat, and leaving the room hastily by the back-door.

The horse was put in, and on mounting the shafts to start, he saw through the window the vicar standing upon some books piled in a chair, and driving a nail into the wall; Fancy, with a demure glance, holding the canary-cage up to him, as if she had never in her life thought of anything but vicars and canaries.

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