When Amy brought it, she grasped it eagerly with both fat hands and took a long, deep draught.
"The little pet is nearly starved," said Amy.
"The little pet will never forget this day," said papa; "she has had a hard lesson."
After she had eaten all the bread and milk, Jack and Towzer were brought in to say good night; and Towzer poked his nose against the rosy feet, to make sure that they were no longer cold and wet, and rested his head for a moment upon papa's knee.
"Come again," said Flora.
"He will be a-fetching up here every other thing," said Jack. "You needn't bother about asking of him. All is, if he gets sassy you must kick him out."
"I should like to see anybody kick that dog when I am round," said Charley, doubling up his fist and looking warlike. "He would find that he had got his match."
"We will shake hands on that," said Bertie. Which they did quite solemnly.
And then they shook hands with Jack, and Towzer went back to have more last words with Flora, and a parting embrace: and after they were gone Flora was so drowsy, that she could not tell about her ride in the soap man's little blue cart, her head drooped upon papa's shoulder, and her eyelids were very heavy.
"She has not said her prayer," observed Bertie, who hoped she would keep awake long enough to tell the story of her adventure.