“My shop is close by,” he answered. “Don’t you remember?”
“To be sure,” she said. “How odd of me to forget.”
“I’m very pleased to see you,” said the Grocer.
“I am glad of that, for I have every wish to please you,” said the Farthing Doll.
“Is that satisfactory?” he asked.
“It ought to be,” she replied.
“I don’t know,” the Grocer said. “You may wish to please, without loving. For instance, you may try to please a turkey by giving him the best of grain. But that is not because you love him. It is merely because you wish to fatten him well for your Christmas dinner.”
“Good-morning!” said the Farthing Doll coldly.
“Stay!” the Grocer cried. “I have an idea. We appear to have some difficulty in finding out the Truth. Let us go and hunt for it.”
“Where is it to be found?” she asked.