Mr. Fairchild was rising, when the little girl, bending forward to him, said in a low voice: "I heard what you said, sir, about those poor little children, and I will try to help them." How pleasant was it to Mr. Fairchild to hear those words from that fair little lady! And he came away quite delighted with her, and pleased with Mr. Darwell. He found Mr. Burke in his gig at the gates, with the horse's head turned towards home. As they were driving back, Mr. Fairchild spoke of Miss Darwell, and said how very much he had been pleased with her. Mr. Burke said that "she was a wonder of a child, considering how she was indulged, and that she seemed to have no greater pleasure than in doing good to the poor, especially to the children." They then talked of the old woman. Mr. Burke said he would, on his own responsibility, have the cottage put to rights. "It should have been done before," he added. "And I will see that she receives some help from the parish for the children; she has had a little for herself all along. And my wife shall send her some soup, and, may be, I could find something for Edward to do, if it be but to frighten away the birds from the crops; so let that matter trouble you no more, Mr. Fairchild." Story of Henry's Adventure [Illustration: Kind Mrs. Burke gave him a piece of bread and honey] Henry Fairchild sat with William and James Burke for some time under the shade of the building, and had the pleasure of hearing the two brothers sparring on each side of him, though they did not come to blows again. Whatever one said the other contradicted; if one said such a thing _is_, the other said, "I am sure it is _not_;" or, "There you go--that's just you." "Nonsense" was a favourite word of James's. "Nonsense, Will," was his constant answer to everything his brother proposed; and they used many words which Henry did not understand. All this time Tom did not appear, and his brothers did not seem to think about him. After a while William said: "Let us go into the cornfield, and see what the men are about; this yard is very dull." "No," said James, "let us show Master Fairchild the young bull." "No! no!" cried Henry, "I do not want to see it." Both the boys laughed outright at Henry's cry of "I do not want to see it;" and then they assured him that the creature was well tied up--he was in the cattle stall, just opposite to them, and could not hurt them; and they laughed again till Henry was ashamed, and said that he would go with them to look at him. The cattle stall was a long, low, and narrow building, which ran one whole side of the yard. At some seasons it was filled with cattle, each one having a separate stall, and being tied in it, but at this time there was no creature in it but this bull.