ef SB os WM 40 : YNE
2 Se 5 mk Cages ea

    

“CARROTS.”

 
  
 

“Yes,” said Carrots; “but you can’t come
in, Floss; Mott has locked me in.”

“I know,” said Floss; “what are you doing,

 
    
  

Carrots?) Are you very unhappy?”

 
 

“Not so very. I’m crying —I’m crying
a great lot, Floss; but I don’t think I’m so

very unhappy —not now you’ve come to the
door.”

 
    
      
 

“Poor Carrots!” said Floss, «I'll stay by
the door if you like. I'll. just run down to the
front door now and then, to see if mamma is
coming, and then I’ll come straight back to
you.”

‘All zight,” said Carrots. Whenever he
wanted to seem very brave and rather a big
boy, he used to say “all zight;” and just now
he was trying very hard to be like a big boy.

There was silence for a minute or two,

  
     
     
 
    
    
   
   
 

then Carrots called out again.

 
 

“Floss,” he said, “are you there?”

“Yes, dear,” replied faithful Floss.

“I want just to tell you one thing,” he said.
“Floss, I never did touch nurse’s sovereigns.
I never knowed she had any.”