"Do you think she will like the swing at Mr. Ware's?" "If she is like you, perhaps she may; but whether she be little or not, we must both try and make her pass her time pleasantly, you know," said Mabel, as she glanced round the room with approval. The chintz curtains had been re-hung--the snow-white coverlet had been placed upon the bed--and the dressing-table arranged with the most careful attention to comfort and convenience. Everything, in the careful arrangement which Mabel had bestowed upon the room, seemed to speak a welcome; and through the open window the fresh breezes of the Cotswold hills passed freely. "Does it not look comfortable?" said Mabel, appealing to her talkative companion. "Yes, Mabel, dear, everything looks nice that you manage; but," added she, returning to the former subject, "if she is a great girl, what can I do to amuse her?" "Oh, many things," returned Mabel; "even you can do, I think, if you try; you must not talk to her very much, and ask her too many questions." "Do I tease you, Mabel, dear, when I ask you questions?" "Not often; but then you know I love you," said her sister, "and therefore do not get teased." "But why do you think she will not love me?" "I think it very likely she will love you," said Mabel, looking down upon her affectionately, "if you are good; but not till she knows you, not very much, at least. You know, we must buy people's love." "Do you mean by making them presents?" said Amy, looking a little shocked at the idea. "Not what you mean by presents certainly," said Mabel, smiling. "What then?" "Well then, first, you must give them your love, before you consider what they think of you." "Is that a certain way of buying love?" "It will be nearly certain," said Mabel, "to get you good will, at least, from every one, whose esteem is really valuable, for when we love, we try to do everything that is kind; we are not easily offended by little things that might annoy us, if we did not love; and then the wish to avoid giving offence, will lead us to govern our feelings, so that we may not be sullen, or out of temper, which would make us disoblige them by saying anything to wound their feelings." "Would it do anything else?" said Amy, who always liked to hear her sister talk. "Yes, I think it would lead us to speak the truth, for fear of encouraging them in any bad thing; for if we must not do wrong, we must not let it be done by others, if we can help it, particularly by those we love." "But then," said Amy, "if a person is bad, do not you think it would be better to wait and see? We ought not to like a bad person, you said, one day."