While this was going on, Helen took him to her bower, and showed him three rusty iron hoops, and a piece of rotten wood with a rusty nail, and the marks where others had been.

"There," said she; "that is all I could find." "Why, it is a treasure," cried he; "you will see.

I have found something, too." He then showed her the vegetable wool and vegetable hair he had collected, and told her where they grew.

She owned they were wonderful imitations, and would do as well as the real things; and, ere they had done comparing notes, the platter and the dinner under it were both baked.

Hazel removed the platter or milk-pan, and served the dinner in it.
If Hazel was inventive, Helen was skillful and quick at any kind of woman's work; and the following is the result of the three weeks' work under his direction.