And you must never, never, never ask strangers to give you things.

Now always remember that--won't you ?" They all hugged her and rubbed their damp cheeks against hers and promised that they would.
"And I'll write a letter to your old gentleman, and I shall tell him that I didn't approve--oh, of course I shall thank him, too, for his kindness.

It's YOU I don't approve of, my darlings, not the old gentleman.

He was as kind as ever he could be.

And you can give the letter to the Station Master to give him--and we won't say any more about it." Afterwards, when the children were alone, Bobbie said:-- "Isn't Mother splendid?
You catch any other grown-up saying they were sorry they had been angry." "Yes," said Peter, "she IS splendid; but it's rather awful when she's angry." "She's like Avenging and Bright in the song," said Phyllis.