So the packing went on with great zest.
They all clubbed together to pay the carriage of the box by the Parcels Delivery Company, and with great pride Alice wrote the label, and pasted it on. Then Hugh and John carried the package into the hall, and when they came up again they all looked at each other with happy faces.
"I thought it would never get done," said Minnie.
"Did you?" asked Alice; "there is nothing like perseverance to get things finished."
"It is bringing forth fruit with patience," said Agnes.
