Little David's set lips expressed the same purpose.
"Please let me have a whole sixpence," said Susan. "If I haven't any
change, I sha'n't spend it."
"You, Sukey! you'd better have the four farthings," laughed Sam.
"You'll be the first to want them."
Susan laughed; and Miss Fosbrook, partly as an example to the
plaintive Elizabeth, said, "You are so good-humoured, Susie, that I
can't find it in my heart to demand a fine--or--your hair; and
there," pointing to the stout red fingers, "did you ever behold such
a black little row?"
"Oh dear!" cried Susan, in her good-humoured hearty voice, "how
tiresome, when they were SO clean this morning, and I've only just
been feeding the chicken, and up in the hay-loft for the eggs, and
pulling the radishes!"
"Well, go and wash and brush, and to-morrow remember the pig," said
Miss Fosbrook, unable to help comparing the radishes and the fingers
for redness and for earthiness.
It was a more difficult matter when, as Elizabeth put her silver coin
into her purse, John must needs repeat the stupid old joke, "There
goes stingy Bet!" and Bessie put on her woeful appealing face.
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