"Please!" When Threlka came, she looked closely at her lady's face, and what she read seemed, after all, to content her.
"Threlka," said my lady in French, "I want the little one." I turned to her with query in my eyes.
"_Tiens!_" she said.

"Wait.

I have a little surprise." "You have nothing at any time save surprises, Madam." "Two things I have," said she, sighing: "a little dog from China, Chow by name.

He sleeps now, and I must not disturb him, else I would show you how lovely a dog is Chow.

Also here I have found a little Indian child running about the post.