to her, however, as Miss Grey was helping her to undress that night, how very, very dreadful it would be if Susy were to wait down in the street on the following morning, and she were

ome of his favorite volumes. Maggie now thought that these books might help her to wake; and accordingly, after Miss Grey had left her tucked up comfortably in her little white bed, she slipped on to the floor, and going to the book-case, selected a green and g

books into her bed, and the

pointed of her tambourine. The green book is 'Robinson Crusoe,' he'll do to begin with

lf in bed, and placed "Ro

when I turn, he'll go bang on the floor, and that'll wake me the first time," she

her curly fringed eyes and went h

"Robinson Crusoe's" fall occurred. She rushed into her little pupil's room to i

jolly plan. Please, Miss Grey, it's only 'Robins

t Maggie, who could not read a word, must have been amusing hersel

into the little princess' bedroom. This time Mag

Family' that has go

not unnatural reflection that there seldom was a more troubl

ign of Susy in the street. It was not yet five o'clock, and certainly Susy was not likely to put in an appearance so early; but Maggie determined not to risk going to sleep again, and she accordingly dressed herself, and then getting on

ld and tired with waiting, sat. At the sight of Susy, however, her spirits revived and her enthusiasm was once more kindled. With the band-box containing the new hat in her hand she rushed out of the room-she was

one seeing her, and opening the street do

that band-box please, Miss Maggie, anybody would notice us with the band-box! I have

nnoyance when she saw her lovely hat crushed and squeezed into a by no means clean basket. She conc

aid; "you'll be able to buy t

, Miss Maggie, hadn't we better come along?-it's a good step from here to the pawnshop-we'll get there a little before eight,

ie; "I thought you might do that by yourself; I have gived you the hat,

ndeed, than any face Maggie had ever seen; she

took for, and I'd be put in the lock-up, that's where I'd be found. There, Miss Maggie, take back your hat, miss; it's better to be ever so hungry

ry slowly away, but M

ou wanted me. You shan't be put in the lock-up, Susy, though I'm sure I don't know what the lock-up is, and you

owner of that 'ere pretty hat, and might well sell what was your own. Come, missy dea

have been up a long time-a very long time, and I never was so hungry in all my life. I had a very disturbed night, Susy, for 'Robinson

nville's door, and by the time Maggie had quite made up her mind to accompany her little companion th

ed when they at last reached the special pawnbroker's which Susy had fixed upon as the best place for making their bargain. The doors of this shop were not yet open, but they were presently pushed back, the shutters were taken down, and a d

at Maggie, for certainly such a refined little face and such a lovely hat had not been seen in that pawnshop for many a day. The hat was new, and had cost several guineas, but Maggie's eyes quite glistened when

This will more than make up the s

ere leaving the pawnbroker's in a state of ecstasy, when Susy suddenly fe

where have you come from, and

nd lifted the little girl into her arms; she held her close,

Susy must be! How could she tempt you to do anything so wicked? Why, Miss Maggie, you might have been stolen yourself-y

s and leaned up against th

anted to give it her, and I couldn't think of no other way, 'cause I'm a dunce and can't write, and so I couldn't send no lette

irl who served behind the cou

person what came with you into the shop,

t seems provoking," he continued, "as of course if the money had been return

right to buy a hat from a little lady like Miss Ascot. Here's seven shill

s the better of that morning's transaction to the tune of several shillings, and Waters rescued the pretty whi

what the hat may have contracted, so to speak, in so horrid and dirty a shop, but that I didn't wish that man t

here I was, Waters? I k

y. Your new dress was hung up in my mistress' room, and I took it out and saw that the tucker was fastened round the neck, and that your gloves were neat, and your little white French boots wanted no buttons, and then it occurred to me that I'd just curl up the feathers of the hat. The hat was not with the dress, so I ran up to your room to fetch it, thinking of course to see you, dearie, like a little bird asleep in your nest. Well, my dear, the poor little bird wa

t wicked. Waters, I'm sorry you found us. I d

r weeping that Waters found it ab