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CARROTS IN TROUBLE. 73

 

six years old he was speaking to,— “no non-

sense of ‘don’t knows.’ Did you, or did you

not, take nurse’s half-sovereign out of her

drawer and keep it for your own?”

“No,” said Carrots; “I never took nucken
out of nurse’s drawer. I never did, papa, and
I didn’t know nurse had any sovereigns.”

“Didn’t you know nurse had Jost a half-

sovereign? Carrots, how can you say so?’

interrupted Mott.

“Yes, Floss told me,” said Carrots.

“And Floss hid it away in your paint-box,.
I suppose?” said Mott sarcastically.

“No, Floss didn’t. I hided the sixpenny my
own self,” said Carrots, looking more and more
puzzled.

“Hold your tongue, Maurice!” said his.
father angrily. “Go and fetch the money and
the tomfool paint-box thing that you say he
had it in.”

Mott did as he was told. He ran to the
nursery and back as fast as he could; but,.
unobserved by him, Floss managed to run.