Are 'ee tired, dear ?" "No--o, not so very," she answered, but in rather a weary voice.
"Are you too tired to carry me ?" Her grandfather laughed, but before he could reply, or pick her up, she drew back a little.

"Is my face clean ?" she asked anxiously.
"I must have a clean face when I see granny.

Mother told me granny doesn't like little girls with dirty faces.

Do you, granp ?" "I like some little girls, no matter what their faces is like," he said warmly, but recollecting himself, he added quickly, "Of course I like 'em best with nice clean faces and hands and tidy hair.
Every one does." "Mother said you didn't mind so much," she added brightly.
"Did she! did she now! Just fancy her thinking that!" The old man's face quite lighted up at the thought of Lizzie's remembering.
"Yes, I used to dip the corner of my handkerchief in the brook sometimes and wash her little face for her, so as she might go home to her mother looking clean.

Look, here is a little brook, shall I wash yours over a bit, like I used to mother's ?" "Oh, please, please," cried Jessie delightedly.
So by the wayside they stopped and made quite a little toilette, her face and hands were washed, and her hair put back neatly under her shabby hat, and then they went on again.
Patience Dawson, looking anxiously out of the window, saw them at last arrive at the gate, and her heart almost stood still with excitement and nervousness.