. Playroom stories, or, How to make peace . ick sharply, in atone of injury. It cant be near the end! chimed in Kittyand Frank. THE GIANT. 29 No, it isnt the end, but the end will keep,said A. Z. We Ve had enough of it for one day. Its a funny story, A. Z., said little Gracie, notquite sure whether she liked it. I think its nonsense! said Tom boldly. Oh, Tom! cried Frank, and Kitty sitting stillupon the floor. Did he ever find the princess, A. Z. ? askedPeggy thoughtfully. I couldnt possibly tell you to -day, Peggy, an-swered A. Z. Did he ever come upon any castles? demandedTom, who was still
. Playroom stories, or, How to make peace . ick sharply, in atone of injury. It cant be near the end! chimed in Kittyand Frank. THE GIANT. 29 No, it isnt the end, but the end will keep,said A. Z. We Ve had enough of it for one day. Its a funny story, A. Z., said little Gracie, notquite sure whether she liked it. I think its nonsense! said Tom boldly. Oh, Tom! cried Frank, and Kitty sitting stillupon the floor. Did he ever find the princess, A. Z. ? askedPeggy thoughtfully. I couldnt possibly tell you to -day, Peggy, an-swered A. Z. Did he ever come upon any castles? demandedTom, who was still perched inside his. I shouldnt wonder that he did, said A. Z. r Why do you say you shouldnt wonder ? Asif you didnt know! cried Tom indignantly, con-scious of equivocation. I dont know, answered A. Z. At which they all stared at her, but A. Z. onlylaughed and rose up. Away! off with you, every one. The rains atan end! she cried. The rain was at an end to be sure, and they allran off into the open air, and left A. Z. a quiet hourbefore THE GIANT. PART THE SECOND. HEEE was school in the mornings, for alonger or shorter time, for all the childrenexcept little Grace, so A. Z. got on verywell next day till after dinner. The boys,who were kept longest at their lessons, camehome to dinner at three, and then when thatwas over there was play for everybody. Theroom in which they usually sat in the after-noons when they were indoors was a large parlourvery plainly furnished, so that the romps of theboys might not do much mischief; and here on theafternoon of this day they all gradually assembled,dropping in one by one, when dinner was was rather a cold gloomy sort of day, and theground was very wet, for it had been raining allnight.
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