"I suppose, pet, it is because she is a tender-hearted little girl, and likes to be loved," Mrs. Croft replied. "And she is very fond of Ivy too, I am sure—isn't she?"
"And I do love Hecla, mummie. I love her—heaps. And p'rhaps that's why-because she loves me," Ivy suggested, in her serious fashion.
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