114 The Little Laddie grows Wiser.

quietly as a mouse until he opened
his eyes.

He had a good splash first of all,
for he always got into a great tub and
put head and all under water that he
might come out a nice clean boy.

And then he rubbed with one
towel, and May with another until he
was quite warm and dry.

After that he got his clothes on,
and May brushed his hair and taught
him his little hymn and prayers which
he could not yet say quite by himself.
Then they went down and had their
bread and milk, and Johnny was very
funny over it that morning: for he
kept eating very fast for a minute or
two and then looking up at May and