; Rp Ss = y .

200 : “ CARROTS.”

  
 

it would spoil the interest, if you understand
what that means.”

    
  

“Very well,” said Sybil resignedly ; “then I
suppose I must wait. But I qwon’t like it if it
ends badly, mother; and Floss won't, and Car-
rots won’t. Will you, Floss and Carrots ?”

“I don’t think Floss and Carrots can say
till they’ve heard it,” said auntie. « Now,
Sybil, you mustn’t interrupt any more. Where

was I? Oh, yes!”]— “do come and look at
these two funny little trots,”

   
        
      
     
     
  

My mother got up from her seat and came
to the window. She could not help smiling
when she saw the little couple I pointed out
to her.

 
 
   
      

“Aren’t they a pair of fat darlings?” I
said- “I wonder if they live in our terrace?”

We knew very little of our neighbors,
though we were not living in London, for we
had only just come to St. Austin’s, We had
come there to spend the winter, as it was a
mild and sheltered place; for I, then a girl of
sixteen, had been in delicate health for some