The Little Stowaway. 29

 

Gus had a very cruel French
father, and doesn’t know any better.
He ran away from home when your
uncle’s ship was touching at Mar-
seilles, and hid himself in the hold.
They found him when they got out
to sea—a little stowaway the sailors
called him—and your uncle liked
his dark, pitiful eyes, and was very
kind to him; but he has not learnt
much yet that’s good. Don't have
too much to say to him, my
darling !”

Well, it wasn’t very likely I
should, for he and I found it not
very easy to understand each other;
yet he liked to do anything he could