"I shan't play any more," said Ada, when lunch was finished; "it's too hot; but we have had a jolly game."
"Lovely; but what can we do?" said Arthur.
"I'll read to you?" said Ada.
"No; tell us a story."
"Oh, Ada, do!" exclaimed the little ones.
"All right; then you must all lie down and be very still, and I'll shut my eyes and begin."
They soon settled themselves;
even Arthur was not sorry to hear a story.
They soon settled themselves; even Arthur was not sorry to hear a story, because, as he said, "he had read all their books through and through; but this was sure to be something quite fresh."
Ada's Story