This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... my charge in safety. 185 kuow when the table was spread. She and Mr. is then went away, absorbed in their own affairs. Mr. B 's brother had already hurried home in hopes of being more fortunate, and finding his own little daughter safe with her mother. I never know whether it was so, or what befell Mr. B 's little girl, or what was the fate of the children with whom I had been associated all night. They all vanished out of my life, at once and forever. I had drawn back when Mrs. B, looking compassionately at Louisa, kindly held out her hand to lead me and my little charge to her bedchamber, and had said something about making Louisa comfortable enough on the sofa. The little passive thing lay down there as I bid her, and I was delighted to see her actually shut her faded eyes, as if she really meant to go to sleep in the pleasant room whoso comfortable appearance seemed to reassure her. I was sure that Mr. and Mrs. B would take good care of her, and that, as I seemed to have made no impression on her feeble mind, she probably would not miss mo when she waked. Feeling that I had fulfilled my promise to the Superior in regard to her, I withdrew my hand from hers, lingered to kiss her pale forehead and make sure that she was really sleeping, and then slipped out of the room, down the stairs, and out of the house, finding, fortunately for me, the front door ajar. In a moment I had turned the corner of Pearl Place, into Pearl Street. I knew my way home perfectly; up Pearl Street into High, down High to Summer Street, along Summer to Sea Street, and through the length of Sea Street, out upon the Dorchester turnpike. Pearl Street was a handsome street, lined on each side with gentlemen's houses, some of which had beautiful gardens attached to...