THE LITTLE QUESTIONER.

friends. And why does anybody ever have
best clothes at all? we might just as well
have all our things alike; because, we might
be quite as neat and clean, you know, as if .
we wore company dresses. I’m sure there
must be something in it,—some reason that
we have not thought of, for taking all the
trouble of dressing for visitors.. Let us
ask mamma, for I don’t think I can find it
out for you.” .

“Very well! What were we going to talk
about? I quite forget,” said Arthur.

“ You were going to ask me some ques-
tions about Fairdown. But I am sure I
must have told you everything you want to
know, hundreds and hundreds of times. I
do not think you will be able to make out
what sort of people grandpapa and grand-
mamma and aunt Mimmy are, till you see
them.”

“Mimmy! That sounds such a queer
name! What makes people call her so?
mamma calls her Marianne,” said Arthur.

“Oh! When I was quite a little thing,

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