“ CARROTS.”

 
  

began to have a glimmering of what Floss

was driving at; “but the money's well spent

 

in good food to make you strong and well.”

 

«Then, isn’t there anything we could do

 

without — without it hurting us, I mean?” said

 

Floss in a tone of disappointment.

 

“Oh, yes,” said nurse; “I dare say there is.

 

Once a little boy and girl I knew went with-

 

out sugar in their tea for a month, and their

 

grandmother gave them sixpence each instead.”

 

« Sixpence!” exclaimed Floss, her eyes

 

gleaming.

 

«« Sixpence each,” corrected nurse.

 

“Two sixpences; that would be a shilling.

 

Carrots, do you hear?”

 

Carrots had been listening with might and

 

main, but was rather puzzled.

 

«“ Would two sixpennies pay for two hoops?”

 

he whispered to Floss, pulling her pinafore
till she bent her head down to listen.

“ Of course they would. At least, I’m almost

    

sure. I'll ask nurse. Nurse dear,’ she went

   

on in a louder voice, “do you think we might