ver, in the end even Peter was comforted. When next the children saw
Dickory she was beautifully dressed, she had a grand nurse all to
herself, and two splendid nurseries entirely at her own disposal. The
grand nurse said that she was a most refined baby, that she must have
very good blood in her veins, for she had such a 'haristocratic way.'

The grand nurse felt rather inclined to look down upon Peter and Flossy
Franklin, but not so Dickory herself. Out went her baby arms, dimples
came into her baby face, and with a crow of rapture she nestled up into
Peter's embrace.

'Eh, but she's a 'cute young 'un,' he said with his slow smile.

And somehow after that he was comforted. He felt that it would have been
wrong of him to stand in the way of such a brilliant lot for his darling.

Flossy and he went back to the attic, which was no longer at all a
cheerful apartment. They did not, however, spend so much of their time
there as formerly, for Mr Martin had taken a fancy to the children, and
they often now spent their evenings with him.

On these occasions he was often seen to regard them both with a puzzled
look on his somewhat testy but still kind-hearted face.

'_The_ cleverest little girl in the world,' he would say, signifying
Flossy by a motion of his hand. 'For it is my private belief that even
curtains and a baize door would not have softened the piercing sound.
Yes, Flossy got me out of my dilemma in a wonderful way.'

THE END.

Edinburgh:
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