46 At Elm Cottage.

the two children bid good-bye to
the dear old grandfather ; and then
each took one of ‘ danmover’s’ hands,
and down the steep cottage stairs
they went, to see whether the ob-
stinate thing had flown out of the
window, or whether it was waiting
quietly for their return.

They had not to look far, however,
for there it was up in the corner,
where the wind had taken it out of
May’s tired hands. So grandmother
made it go up and down several
times, to take off the stiffness, and
rubbed the catch with a little oil ;
but she said it was a rickety, dis-
agreeable old thing, and she hoped

they would not want to use it.