Who could have eaten it?
Not Flossy, for she had a singular dislike for raisins and currants, and never so much as tasted fruit-cake.

Not Prudy, for the poor little thing had grown so lame by this time, that she was unable to bear her weight on her feet, much less to walk into the nursery.

Dotty could not be the thief.

Her baby-conscience was rather tough and elastic, and I suppose she would have felt no more scruples about nibbling nice things, than an unprincipled little mouse.
But, then Dotty couldn't reach the cake-chest; so she was certainly innocent.
Then Susy remembered in a moment that it was Annie: Annie had run into the house morning and night, and had often said, "I'm right hungry.

I'm going to steal a piece of our cake!" So it seemed that Annie had eaten it _all_.