"I do wonder what it can be!" said Mrs. Winslow anxiously.
"I can't find anything but bran," returned Fox, digging about the box carefully.
"Bran!" she exclaimed incredulously; "that box is too heavy for bran."
Fox dug away for a little while longer and finally shouted, "I've got something!"
"And what is that something?"
The question was answered by the thing itself, which now appeared from the bottom of the box, vigorously lifted by Fox's hand and plumped through the bran upon the carpet.
"Well, what is it?" she demanded.
"Vegetable," said Fox tersely.
"Oh, pshaw! is that all?" asked the disgusted woman.