Early Lessons (Volume 4); Conclusion of the Continuation of Rosamond

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1829 Excerpt: ... know what is the matter with me, mamma--I am so very--very-- Lazy. No, not lazy, mamma. Idle, then. Because I have nothing to do, mamma. Have not you all your usual employments, Rosamond? Employments, mamma!--What!--You mean, that I have not done my sum, or read French or English, or written. No, ma'am--but then I meant, You meant, perhaps, that you have nothing that you like to do. That is just the thing, mamma. But you used to like all these employments, Rosamond. So I didi manima, and so I do, added Rosamond, yawning again as she spoke. So it seems, Rosamond. I do, really, ma'am--only just this morning--I do not like to set about to do any thing; and I do not know why every thing seems dull. Shall I tell you why, Rosamond? If you please--if you can, mamma--and if you are not going to say, that it is all my own fault. I am not going to say, that it is all your fault, Rosamond--it is partly mine, and partly nobody's. Well! my dear mother, begin with the part that is nobody's fault, and then tell your part, and, last of all, mine, if you please. After having been unusually entertained and interested, it is natural, Rosamond, to every human creature, as well as to you, to feel as you do now--weary, you do not know why--not inclined to like your common employments--and unwilling to exert yourself. But this is no fault of mine, mamma, you say. The feeling is no fault, my dear; but not trying to conquer it would be a fault, and the punishment would be- Oh, mamma, before we go to that, interrupted Rosamond, tell me the next part, which you said was your fault. It was my fault, Rosamond, I believe, that I gave you too much entertainment for some days past. You had so much amusement, when you were at Mrs. Egerton's, and ...