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then it grew fainter, and there came a smile on the tiny face, and in a
few minutes' time the tired bright eyes closed, and the child slept.

When the doctor came that evening little Agnes was still sleeping, and
Irene was still holding her hands. The fever was going down moment by
moment. The doctor came in and said "Hush!" and whispered to Irene that
she must on no account stir. She must be close to little Agnes, when she
woke, and he himself would stay in the room, for the child would be very
weak; but doubtless the fever would have left her. He was much puzzled
to account for the change; but Rosamund was the one to enlighten him.
She just told him that some very mischievous girls had played a trick,
but she mentioned no names. For Lucy seemed really broken-hearted; and
as to Phyllis Flower, she had cried so hard that her eyes were scarcely
visible.

About midnight little Agnes woke in her right mind. She saw Irene, and
lifting a tiny white hand, she stroked her cheek.

"I have had a very bad dream; but I don't seem to remember anything,"
she said.

"Only that you are with me," said Irene; "and you will be with me all my
life--won't you, little darling?"

By slow degrees little Agnes got well, and when she was well enough she
and Irene and Rosamund left the school; and from that day, as far as I
can tell, Irene has been a changed character: thoughtful though
spirited, beautiful, talented, but with much consideration for others,
and the comfort and joy of her mother's heart. But the one she loves
best on earth is the one whom she calls her own little Agnes.

THE END.

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