There was no end of the indulgences given in private to the boy 354 Bernard rushed to meet Lucilla 381 She only seemed anxious that Lucy and Emily should look well 382 For a long time they were all very still with their toys 387 In their neatest morning dress 399 "Will Lucy love me?" said the old lady 400 "Here, ma'am, you can gather any you like" 408 It was Emily's step 415 Grandmamma was very much pleased with Lucy's stories 416 A hundred years ago 420 To teach little Francis his letters 421 "I cannot tell what the child's head is running on" 431 To hang flowers round its neck 445 Miss Anne Vaughan led her niece by the hand 446 "What a bustle there is to get ready on a dancing day" 451 Henry reminded her of the robin 464 Someone was waving something white 470 [Illustration] [Illustration: The Fairchild Family] The History of the Fairchild Family Part I Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild lived very far from any town; their house stood in the midst of a garden, which in the summer-time was full of fruit and sweet flowers. Mr. Fairchild kept only two servants, Betty and John: Betty's business was to clean the house, cook the dinner, and milk the cow; and John waited at table, worked in the garden, fed the pig, and took care of the meadow in which the cow grazed. Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild had three children: Lucy, who was about nine years old when these stories began; Emily, who was next in age; and Henry, who was between six and seven. These little children did not go to school: Mrs. Fairchild taught Lucy and Emily, and Mr. Fairchild taught little Henry. Lucy and Emily learned to read, and to do various kinds of needlework. Lucy had begun to write, and took great pains with her writing; their mother also taught them to sing psalms and hymns, and they could sing several very sweetly. Little Henry, too, had a great notion of singing. Besides working and reading, the little girls could do many useful things; they made their beds, rubbed the chairs and tables in their rooms, fed the fowls; and when John was busy, they laid the cloth for dinner, and were ready to fetch anything which their parents might want.