11/20 "I left off when I was much littler than you," she went on, unconsciously speaking as Phil would best understand her. "My mother died." "I'm werry sorry," said Phil; and the way in which he said it quite overcame Griselda's unfriendliness. "But perhaps you've a nice nurse. My nurse is rather nice; but she _will_ 'cold me to-day, won't she ?" he added, laughing, pointing to the terrible rents in his garments. "These are my very oldestest things; that's a good thing, isn't it? |