“CARROTS.”

   

“It would be a ’normous treat.”
“We're going to have a treat to-day,” said
Floss. «We're going to have tea in the dining-
room with you, Sybil, and auntie and every-
body; and I think it’s time to go in now,
because we must change our frocks,”

Carrots, had never had tea in the dining-
room before, and felt a little overpowered by
the honor. He sat very still, and took what-
ever was offered to him, as nurse had taught
him. Cecil poured out the tea, and to please
the children she put an extra allowance of
sugar into their cups. Carrots tasted his, and
was just thinking how very nice it was, when
it flashed across his mind that he should not
have had any sugar. He put down his cup
and looked round him in great perplexity.
If only he could ask Floss. But Floss was
at the other side of the table; she seemed
to be drinking her tea without any misgiving.
Wasn't it naughty? Could she have forgotten ?
Carrots grew more and more unhappy; the
tears filled his eyes and his face got scarlet.