I should think she thinked you was a fairy godmother." After they had hugged each other, Aunt Catherine said, "Will you take me into the game, if I serve them that have no garden ?" Chris and I said "Yes" with one voice.
"Then come into the drawing-room," said Aunt Catherine, getting up and giving a hand to each of us.

"And Chris shall give me a name." Chris pondered a long time on this subject, and seemed a good deal disturbed in his mind.

Presently he said, "I _won't_ be selfish.

You shall have it." "Shall have what, you oddity ?" "I'm not a oddity, and I'm going to give you the name I invented for myself.

But you'll have to wear four stockings, two up and two down." "Then you may keep _that_ name to yourself," said Aunt Catherine.
Christopher looked relieved.
"Perhaps you'd not like to be called Old Man's Beard ?" "Certainly not!" said Aunt Catherine.
"It _is_ more of a boy's name," said Chris.