Look at it, Lootie! It's making faces at us, I do think.' Lootie gave a stifled cry, and ran faster still--so fast that Irene's little legs could not keep up with her, and she fell with a crash.

It was a hard downhill road, and she had been running very fast--so it was no wonder she began to cry.

This put the nurse nearly beside herself; but all she could do was to run on, the moment she got the princess on her feet again.
'Who's that laughing at me ?' said the princess, trying to keep in her sobs, and running too fast for her grazed knees.
'Nobody, child,' said the nurse, almost angrily.
But that instant there came a burst of coarse tittering from somewhere near, and a hoarse indistinct voice that seemed to say: 'Lies! lies! lies!' 'Oh!' cried the nurse with a sigh that was almost a scream, and ran on faster than ever.
'Nursie! Lootie! I can't run any more.

Do let us walk a bit.' 'What am I to do ?' said the nurse.

'Here, I will carry you.' She caught her up; but found her much too heavy to run with, and had to set her down again.