The Long Hill Bert arrived at the shop and with as little delay as possible loaded up the handcart with all the things he had been sent for and start on the return journey.

He got on all right in the town, because the roads were level and smooth, being paved with wood blocks.

If it had only been like that all the way it would have been easy enough, although he was a small boy for such a large truck, and such a heavy load.

While the wood road lasted the principal trouble he experienced was the difficulty of seeing where he was going, the handcart being so high and himself so short.

The pair of steps on the cart of course made it all the worse in that respect.