"'Er 'ave gone well to-day," they heard Dumble saying proudly.

"'Er 'ave gone like a little 'are." "Ay, ay, proper!" responded Tonkin with solemn emphasis.

"Since 'er was cleaned I'd back 'er agin all the new-fangled engines in the world.
Give the 'Rover' a fair bit of line to travel over, and 'er'll--well, 'er'll do it." The children chuckled to themselves and moved on.

"To-night, with the 'Rover' drawn up in it, it doesn't look quite so much like Quilp's Wharf as usual," said Kitty, looking back lingeringly at the black, ramshackle collection of old tarred sheds; "but I am sure I shall see Quilp's boy standing on his head there one day.".