But Ella wasn't particularly glad. She was too thoroughly heartless to
care for any one except herself, and her reception of her sister was
more the result of Sarah's lesson, and of a wish expressed by Mrs.
Campbell, that she would "try and behave as well as she could towards
Mary." Mrs. Campbell, too, kissed the little girl, and expressed her
pleasure at finding her so pleasantly situated; and then dropping
languidly upon the sofa, asked for Mrs. Mason, who soon appeared, and
received her visitor with her accustomed politeness.

"And so you, too, have cared for the orphan," said Mrs. Campbell.
"Well, you will find it a task to rear her as she should be reared,
but a consciousness of doing right makes every thing seem easy. My
dear, (speaking to Ella,) run out and play awhile with your sister, I
wish to see Mrs. Mason alone."

"You may go into the garden," said Mrs. Mason to Mary, who arose to
obey; but Ella hung back, saying she 'didn't want to go,--the garden
was all nasty, and she should dirty her clothes."

"But, my child," said Mrs. Campbell, "I wish to have you go, and you
love to obey me, do you not?"

Still Ella hesitated, and when Mary took hold of her hand, she jerked
it away, saying, "Let me be."

At last she was persuaded to leave the room, but on reaching the hall
she stopped, and to Mary's amazement applied her ear to the keyhole.

"I guess I know how to cheat her," said she in a whisper. "I've been