46 THE DOLL AND HER FRIENDS.

“No,” replied Willy, “it is Margaret’s; and mind
you don’t touch it by accident, because it is wet.”

“Touch it by accident!” exclaimed Geoffrey ;
“Tam going to touch it on purpose. I wonder
Margaret is not ashamed to do it so badly. I'll
improve it for her. How kind of me!”

Poor Willy, in dismay, tried to secure the draw-
ing’, but he could not move from his sofa, and
Geoffrey danced round him, holding it at arm’s-
length. Then Willy caught at the bell-rope, but
his mischievous cousin snatched it quicker, and tied
it up out of his reach. Willy called all the servants
as loud as he could, but no one was within hearing ;
and he threw himself back on his sofa in despair,
exclaiming’, “ How can you be so ill-natured, when
Margaret is always so kind to you?”

“ Til-natured !” answered the other; “I’m doing
her a favour. She admired the moonlight in the
Diorama; now I shall make just such a moon in
her drawing.” And while he spoke, a great yellow
moon, like a guinea, rose in the midst of poor Mar-
garet’s brilliant sunset.

“ That’s the thing,” said Geoffrey ; “ and now
I shall put the cow jumping over it, and the little
dog laughing to see such sport. Some figures always
improve the foreground.”

“Oh, you have quite spoilt it!” cried Willy.