30 THE DOLL AND HER FRIENDS.

rewards. Margaret has made you a bonnet, and
Willy has made you an arm-chair.”’

Beautiful, indeed, was the bonnet, and commo-
dious the arm-chair ; and I wore the one and re-
clined in the other all the time Rose was learning
the French auxiliary verbs étre and avoir. I flat-
tered myself I was of as much use in them as in the
multiplication-table; but I do not recollect receiv-
ing any particular recompense. Indeed, after a little
time, it would have been difficult to know what to
give me, for I possessed every thing that a doll’s
heart could wish, or her head imagine. Such a
variety of elegant dresses as Rose made for me
would have been the envy of all my old friends in
the bazaar. I had gowns of pink satin and white
satin; blue silk and yellow silk; coloured muslins
without number, and splendid white lace. Bonnets
enough to furnish a milliner’s shop were mine; but
I was not so partial to them as to my gowns, be-
cause they tumbled my hair.

I believe a good many of my possessions were
presents from Margaret to Rose on account of
perfect lessons; but in course of time, I ceased
to superintend Rose’s studies. Margaret said
that I interrupted the course of history ; and
the mama said that Rose was old enough to
learn her lessons without bringing her play into