Violet and I happened to be at the window of the little reception-room overlooking the veranda, and were watching the little creature as she toddled along, and"-- But Zoe paused, suddenly remembering that her listener was the father of Lulu as well as of her poor little victim.
"Please go on," he said with emotion.

"What was it that sent her down the steps ?" "Lulu was standing there," Zoe went on, hesitating, and coloring with embarrassment, "and I saw the baby-hands clutch at her skirts"-- Again she paused.
"And Lulu, giving the tender, toddling thing a savage kick, caused the dreadful catastrophe ?" he groaned, turning away his face.

"You need not have feared to tell me.

I had already heard it from the servants who were eye-witnesses, and I only wanted further and undoubtedly reliable testimony." "I think," said Edward, "that Lulu really had no idea what it was she was kicking at.

I happened to be out in the grounds, and coming round the corner of the house just in time to catch her look of horror and despair as she half turned her head and saw the baby fall." "Thank you," the captain said feelingly.