Weighed and Wanting

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mark, a pale, handsome boy of ten, and Josephine, a rosy girl of seven, sat on the Opposite side of the fire, amusing themselves with a puzzle. The gusts of wind, and the great splashes of rain on the glass, only ma...