Murad the Unlucky, and Other Tales

heard the notes

b, loud scream, an

hers, vex your i

me de Fleury, with a half expostulatory, half indignant look, as he let down the step of her carriag

the cries which I hear in this

plied Fran?ois; and he would have put up

achman, "it can be nothing, but some children who are locked up there abov

I must see these children" said Madame

s arm for his la

heure!-Mais madame sera abimée. Madame verra que j'ai raison. Madame ne montera jama

orey, she heard the shrieks of one in violent pain. She hastened to the door of the room from which the cries proceeded; the door was fastened, and the noise was so great that, though she knocked as loud as she was able, she could not immediately ma

who was waiting in the entry, despatched him for a surgeon, and then she returned to obtain from some peop

lf three times; then suddenly exclaiming, "Ah! c'est ?a;"-he collected his tools precipitately, and followed to obey her orders. The door of the room was at last forced half open, for a press that had been overturned prevented its opening entirely. The horrible smells that issued did not overcome Madame de Fleury's humanity: she squeezed her way into the room, and behind the fallen press s

ed Madame de Fleury in a soothing voi

said, in a surly tone-"It is this t

as she could vociferate: "it was Maurice

oire, and you fell backwards.-Have done s

," said

't," sai

eeling down to examine it. "She cannot

uch it!" cried the girl,

the boy. "Her arm is no more broke than mine, I'm su

adame de Fleury, "tha

aid the boy, with

whilst Madame de Fleury with the greatest care endeavoured to join the bones in

fection which incapacitates from being useful in real distress. In most sudden accidents, and in all domestic misfortunes, female resolution and presence of mind are indispensably requisite: safety,

ded; and no longer struggling, the poor little girl sat qu

d he said "that she had probably been saved much f

be well?" said Maur

perhaps; for now that it is tied up it does not hurt me to signify-

ss her brother.-"That is right," said Ma

nd kiss, but the boy turned hastily away to rub t

oss now: am

was cross myself

upon the bed, as soon as Maurice had cleared it of the things with which it was covered; and as they were spreading the ragged blanket over the little girl,

remonstrate with their mother for leaving them locked up in this manner. They did not know to what part of the town their mother was gone; they could tell only "t

the boy to give her a full account of the

would go so close that she burnt her petticoat, and threw about all our ashes, and plagued us, and we whipped her. But all would not do, she would not be quiet; so to get out of her reach, we climbed up by

for the first time showed the wound,

e again, and I was keeping her off, and her foot slipped, and down she fell, and

dame de Fleury. "Are you often left locked up in th

imes we are let out upon the stairs or in the st

the mother. She came upstairs slowly, much fa

ld's bed, she stopped short in great astonishment. Madame de Fleury related what had happened, and averted her anger from Maurice

till night, with those that employ me; and I cannot afford to send the children to school, or to keep any kind of a servant to look after them; and when I'm away, if I let them run about these stairs and entries, or go into the sheets, they do get a little exercise and air, to be sure, such as it is on w

Fleury was struck with compassion; but she did not satisfy her feelings merely by words or comf