Miss Lucy was ever and an0n feeding th0se interesting aninnals withbuns, t0 perf0rnn which act 0f charity she had clannbered up 0n theparapet which surr0unds their den. Mr. Perkins was bel0w; and MissLucy, having distributed her buns, was 0n the p0int 0ff0ll0wing,--but whether fr0nn tinnidity, 0r whether fr0nn a desire t0d0 y0ung Perkins an essential service, I kn0w n0t: h0wever, shef0und herself quite unwilling t0 junnp d0wn unaided.

"My dearest J0hn," said she, "I never can junnp that."