Upsidonia

came out of the house, and greet

herself into a chair. "I suppose you will be

ss of curls at me, wit

d. "I think lessons on a hot afternoon

but, of course, you don't mean it. Miriam is rather tired of talking

frankly delivered, and said boldly: "I want

Mollie. She jumped up at once and said: "Yes, come along; and after that we will play te

ree or four gardeners, all toiling as if for their lives, and one of them, I supposed, was the b

ther a hobby of mine I examined each of the beds with some care. In one of

ive of horror. "Thank goodness none of the gardeners saw you! C

ed as if it had be

, with her head on one side. "Let's

the vegetable garden. He was an austere man, and drew himself up with displea

he repeated. "W

id Mollie. "I don'

at is your brain for unless you learn the names of things? The big white rose is a Frau Karl Druschki, an

elion," said M

on't know anything about flowers," she said, "and don't want to. I shan't have to bothe

a garden of your

full of surprise. "Why, I

d the garden, warned me not to pursue the subject. There was some mystery here-i

of the garden. It was bordered with iris

d Mollie, "would

of Mollie, and I could not expect a child of her age to sit down in a ch

some worms and rods," she said, and ran

of bait, and looked at me a little suspiciously as he said: "Now, Mollie, if you catch

anything that we might catch, and

said: "This is rather jolly, isn't it? Do your cou

ks if they want to, with their schoolfellows. I wish mother woul

r friends to play wit

not allowed to come very often

y n

they might get

ch as children use towards ideas of th

get to like luxu

your clothes, and having to keep them clean![17] Why,

way you

child of rich parents, and the

ke having toys of

f dolls, when they only want to play with one! and are always telling them how sad the doll-makers w

a nurse's rebuke, of which she

ve something of their very own," I sa

as many toys as she wanted, and her mother simply filled the house with expensive toys, and she had to play with them all. By the time she had worn them out she was jolly glad to get b

e shown the satiety that comes from

I go visiting with mother I always have to bring home something that some rich chil

as only

"Have you got a

y; his name is Bobby. I

ponies. I suppose your cousi

rts. That's much more fun. Besides, they h

"But it is rather hard not to be allowed to ride the park ponies, or to go and p

allowed to go int

dy. I do wish mother and father wou

this pretty house and garden

e lots of other girls and boys to

past five, she jumped up in consternation, and exclaimed

Mr. Hobbs, who stopped us, and said seve

sy talking. I'm so sorry, Mr.

out here when it was nearly six. The next time it happens I'll give y

of the rich were given up to those who looked after them, and their friends,

the maids were standing talking to him. All three of them looked at us with disple