Rosamond a sequel to Early lessons Author:Maria Edgeworth Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Laura? and should you not be much obliged to me then r Laura perceived that Rosamond was anxious she should answer yea, and she was unwilling to displease her... more » by refusing to accept of her offer, she therefore hesitated a little. " Why don't you say yes or no ?" said Rosamond, in rather an impatient tone. She had at this instant need of all her command over herself, to keep to her late excellent resolution, "never to be cross again." Her mother's eye luckily was upon her, and with a sudden change of countenance Rosamond smiled and said, "No, mamma, I have not forgotten, you see, I am good humoured. I am only a little sorry that Laura does not seem to like to have my little robin; I thought she would be so pleased with him." " So I am pleased with him," replied Laura, " and very much obliged to you for offering to give him to me, but I do not wish to keep him ; I once took care of a poor robin, and fed him almost all the winter, but at last a sad accident happened to him ; don't you remember, Rosamond, he flew upon the bars of the grate in mamma's dressing-room, and he was terribly burnt! and he died." Rosamond was touched by the recollection of this poor bird's sufferings, and, after expressing some regret at the thoughts of parting with the pretty robin, which was now upon the table, she determined to open the window, and to let the bird fly away, or stay, whichever he liked best. The robin fluttered for some time near the window, then returned to the crumbs upon the table, pecked them, hopped about, andseemed in no haste to be gone. At last, however, he flew off. " Oh, mamma, he is gone for ever!" said Rosamond; " but I did right to let him do as he pleased, did I not, mamma ? It was very disagreeable to me indeed to open the window, but you know, mamma, you told me t...« less