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So nurse then lived alone , in a small house on that road . `` How joyful was the meeting between Evelyn and her nurse ! how eagerly did the little girl rush into those arms which had been the cradle of her happy infancy ! `` After the first moments of joy were past , they sat down on a fallen and withered bough , between the rows of trees , and talked long and long together ; so long , that Evelyn was almost too late to be taken to her aunts at noon . They talked of many things ; and the good nurse forgot not to remind Evelyn of what she had taught her by the desire of her mother ; especially to remember to give ; to be civil to all persons ; to speak when spoken to ; to say her prayers ; and not to be proud and haughty . `` The nurse also took care to tell Evelyn , that when she talked of giving , she wanted nothing herself , being in her way quite rich , through the goodness of Mr. Vaughan . '' ` So do n't give _ me _ anything , my precious child , but your love . '