“CARROTS.”

“If what’s ready?” said Floss, for she was
rather sleepy still.

“The plan for getting money.”

“Oh!” said Floss. “YVYes,’ she went on
after thinking for a minute, “ yes, it’s nearly
ready ; at least, I’m almost sure it is. But it’s
not quite ready for telling yow yet, Carrots.”

Carrots looked terribly disappointed.

“JT think,” went. on Floss, “I think it will
be ready for telling you after breakfast. And
if you like, you may listen to something I am
going to ask nurse at breakfast, and perhaps
that will help you to guess what the plan is.’

At breakfast-time Carrots was all ears. All
ears and no tongue, so that nurse began to
wonder if he was ill.

“TI shouldn't like you to be ill the very day _
after Master Jack has gone,” she said anxiously.
Jack had gone up to town by the night train
with his father. “One trouble at a time is quite
enough for your poor mamma.”

“Ts Jack’s going to the big school a trouble?”

asked Floss, opening her eyes very wide. “I

 

thought they were all very glad.”