Here Miss Dolly Friendly ceased; and Miss Jenny said, she hoped
Miss Dolly would remember, for the rest of her life, what HER good
mamma had always taught her; namely, that it was not the office of
friendship, to justify or excuse our friend when in the wrong; for
that was the way to prevent their ever being in the right: that
it was rather hatred, or contempt, than love, when the fear of
another's anger made us forego their good, for the sake of our own
present pleasure; and that the friends who expected such flattery
were not worth keeping.

The bell again summoned our little company to supper: but, before
they went in, Miss Dolly Friendly said, if Miss Jenny approved of
it, she would the next morning read them a story given her by an
uncle of hers, that, she said, she was sure would please her, as
its subject was friendship. Miss Jenny replied, that she was
certain it would be a great pleasure to them all, to hear any
story Miss Dolly thought proper to read them.



WEDNESDAY.
THE THIRD DAY.

As soon as school was over in the morning, our little company were
impatient to go into the arbour, to hear Miss Dolly's story: but
Mrs. Teachum told them they must be otherwise employed; for their
writing-master, who lived some miles off; and who was expected in
the afternoon, was just then come in, and begged that they would