“And if you want a doll, I can give you one of mine,” proceeded Dot. “Only I don’t want to give you Alice-doll ’cause she’s all I have with me. But if you want Muriel—”
“Muriel has only one eye,” said Tess quickly.
“I think I should love a one-eyed doll!” said the young man, who seemed to know just how to talk to children.
“Then I’ll send her to you!” delightedly offered Dot.
“And I’ll send you one of Almira’s kittens!” said Tess, who did not seem to want her sister to do all the giving.
“Hold on there! Don’t I get anything?” asked Tom, in mock distress.
“Almira’s got a lot of kittens,” said Dot. “Would you like one of them?”
“Well I should say so! If Henry’s going to have a kitten and a doll, I think I ought at least to have a kitten,” he said.
“Well, I’ll send you one,” promised Tess.
And then, with the two children, one in charge of Henry and the other holding Tom’s hand, the trip was made back to where the Bluebird was stranded.