[Milly and Olly by Mrs. Humphry Ward]@TWC D-Link bookMilly and Olly CHAPTER II 9/21
And then nurse heard a kind of kicking and scuffling in the china cupboard, and when she opened it there sat Olly doubled up, his brown eyes dancing like will-o'-the-wisps, and his little white teeth grinning. "Oh! Nana, she _did_ make a funny me-ow! I just said to her, Now, Spottie, _wouldn't_ you like to go in my box? and she said, Yes; and I made her such a comfy bed, and then I stuck all those frocks on the top of her to keep her warm.
Why did you let her out, Nana ?" "You little mischief," said Nana, "do you know you might have smothered poor little Spot? And look at all these frocks; do you think I have got nothing better to do than to tidy up after your tricks ?" But nurse never knew how to be very hard upon Olly; so all she did was to set him up on a high chair with a picture-book, where she could see all he was doing.
There was no saying what he might take a fancy to pack up next if she didn't keep an eye on him. Well, presently all the packing was done, and Milly and Olly had gone to say good-bye to Fraeulein, and to Jacky and Francis.
Wednesday evening came, and they were to start early on Thursday morning.
Olly begged nurse to put him to bed very early, that he might "wake up krick"-- quick was a word Olly never could say.
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