2/25 The candle end Peter had carried, and which now burned on a flat stone, gave hardly any light at all. "For MY sake! I believe he's dead." "For MY sake," repeated Bobbie. "No, he isn't." "For ANY sake," said Peter; "come out of it." And he shook the sufferer by the arm. "I KNEW he wasn't," and she began to cry. The boy struggled, and some of the milk was upset before he could get his mouth free to say:-- "What is it ?" "It's milk," said Peter. |