"Put it in quickly, cover it up, and we'll make the hole deeper after tea," said Mollie.
So the box and doll were popped in the hole and covered up, and Mollie and Geoffrey ran in to Nurse. Nurse wanted to make them tidy for tea. Never had the two children stood so quietly to have their faces washed and their hair brushed.
At tea-time they talked so little that Mother began to suspect that something was wrong.
"I wonder the doll doesn't come from Uncle Percy, Mollie," she said. "I expect he is searching for the very prettiest of all the dollies."
Molly nearly choked over her bread-and-butter; but Geoffrey said never a word.
He was staring out of the window, staring at Snap, who was tearing up and down the lawn, carrying something brown in his mouth.
"What has Snap found?" said Mother. "Is it a rabbit? Really I must ask Jane to——"
"I'll go, Mother," said Geoffrey, and he was down from his chair without waiting for Mother to say "Yes" or "No."
"Oh, oh, oh!" cried Mollie. "Look at Snap!"