"We can't tell you," Prudence said, with a funny little smile, "you'll have to fix it yourself in the end."
"Cooo-eeeee!" sounded from the cottage.
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"Cherry jam for tea to-day, fresh from the preserving-pan," Aunt Mary was saying. "That will be a treat for you, Mollie, my dear."
CHAPTER IV
The Treasure-hunters or The Duke's Nose
"Cherry jam is certainly very runny," said Aunt Mary at tea-time.
"Do you put a handful of gooseberries into it?" Mollie asked rather dreamily, as she tried in vain to spread her scone tidily.
"Gooseberries! Why, no; I never thought of it. It might be quite a good idea."
"Or red currants?" Mollie went on.