I'm sorry we vexed you at the bazaar to-day.' 'Not another word,' said the changed Mrs Biddle.

'Of course you shall have the carpet, my dears, if you've taken such a fancy to it.

No, no; I won't have more than the ten shillings I paid.' 'It does seem hard to ask you for it after you bought it at the bazaar,' said Anthea; 'but it really IS our nursery carpet.

It got to the bazaar by mistake, with some other things.' 'Did it really, now?
How vexing!' said Mrs Biddle, kindly.

'Well, my dears, I can very well give the extra ten shillings; so you take your carpet and we'll say no more about it.