154 “ CARROTS.”

  
 

‘little Carrots!” she said, softly smoothing his
curls with her hand. «But if it would please
me for Floss and you to go without me?” she

      
    

‘said.

 
 

“T’ll go if you want me to go, mamma,” said
‘Carrots.

    
 

“T must explain a little,” said Mrs. Desart ;
and then she went on to tell the children how
it was. The doctor had said she must not risk
another winter at Sandyshore, and it had been

arranged for her to go to a warmer climate.

 
       
     
 

Cecil and Louise were to go with her; Captain
Desart would be with them as much as he pos-
Sibly could, and Maurice was to live at school.
And what concerned the two little ones almost

 
       
 

more than anything, zurse was to go too! «I
must have some one kind and sensible with me,
in case, in case” — and again Mrs. Desart hesi-
‘tated.

“In case you were very tired with travelling,
or if you were to get a bad cold again; some-
body who could make nice white wine whey,
and things like that,” said Floss, who was of