d not seeing
Charles downstairs he concluded the cause of his absence, and came to
assist him to dress. Charles observed how this matter was arranged, and
resolved to do it for himself the next morning.

When he was dressed they both knelt down by the bedside and said their
prayers, for though Giles had said his at the dawn of day, yet he never
omitted an opportunity of repeating his thanksgivings and praises to his
heavenly Father for the mercies and blessings which he enjoyed through
His grace, for Giles possessed a grateful and contented heart, which
made him look upon that state of life unto which it had pleased God to
call him, as that which was meet and fit for him, so he worked hard, and
ate the bread of labour with cheerfulness and satisfaction.

When Charles and Giles joined the family below Dame Bloomfield set a
porringer of milk and a piece of brown bread for everyone but Charles,
who looked ready to cry, but Giles put his porringer before him, and
gave him another spoon, and said: 'Master Charles, we will eat together,
for there will be enough for both of us.' The tears came into Charles's
eyes, and he whispered: 'Dear Giles, you are very good.' So these boys
eat out of the same porringer, and broke of the same bread.

After breakfast Giles went out to work, and Charles thought it very dull
till he returned to dinner. When Dame Bloomfield gave her children their
dinners there was a dumpling for everyone but Charles; then Giles cut
his dumpling in half, and gave one part to Charles, and eat the other
half himself. Now this was very good of Giles, for he was very hungry
himself, but he could not bear to see Charles sad and hungry while he
was eating, and Giles liked to do good because he knew it was pleasing
to God.

As soon as dinner was over Giles went out to work again, and Charles was
as dull as he had been in the morning, for all the family were at work
in some way or other, and could not spare time to amuse or talk to him,
and he did nothing but sigh and fret to himself till evening, when Giles
came home from work.

Giles's eldest sister made a bright fire, and they all sat round it and
talked and told stories, and Giles nursed the baby, and played with the
other little ones, and seemed quite happy, and so he was, for he had
done his duty, and everyone loved him for being so good.

After supper Giles taught those of his sisters who were old enough to
read and write, and when they had finished learn