She hoped we should all try to please Father, and to be unselfish with each other; but she expected me to try far harder than the others, and never to think of myself at all, so that I might fill her place whilst she was away.

So I promised to try, and I did.
We missed Christopher sadly.

And Saxon missed him.

The first time Saxon came to see us after Mother and Chris went away, we told him all about it, and he looked very sorry.

Then we said that he should be our brother in Christopher's stead, whilst Chris was away; and he looked very much pleased, and wagged his tail, and licked our faces all round.