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22 “ CARROTS.”

Nurse looked out of the window again.

“Well,” she said, “if you will really be very
good, I think I might trust you. Now, Master
Carrots, you will promise to do exactly what
Miss Floss tells you?”

«Yes; I promise,’ said Carrots, who had
been listening with great anxiety, though he
had not hitherto spoken — he was not a great
talker; “I promise, nurse. I will do exactly
what Floss tells me, and Floss will do exactly
what I tell her ; won’t you, Floss? So we shall
both be #z¢e good that way, won't we?”

«Very well,” said nurse gravely, though she
felt very much inclined to laugh; “then run
and get your things as fast as you can.”

And oh how happy the two were when they
found themselves out on the shore all alone!
They were so happy, they did not know what
to do; so, first of all, they ran races to run
away a little of the happiness. And when they
had run themselves quite hot, they sat down on
a little heap of stones to consider what they
should do next. They had no spades with