“Where the monkeys are?”
“That’s Silver Thimble,” thought Mary Frances.
“Why do you say ‘Oh, good’?” asked Scissors Shears.
“Oh,
good!”
“Because,” answered Silver Thimble, “I know what fun she’ll have. I feel closer to my little Miss than any of you others can.”
“Ha!” laughed Tommy Pin Cushion, “but not love her better.”
“The dear things!” thought Mary Frances, “and I was going to run away! What can a flannel pet be? Is it a flannel cat, or rabbit, or dog?”
“Mary Frances!” called Grandma.