ILLUSTRATIONS
| “GEOFFREY EXAMINED THE BOX” | [ Frontispiece] |
| “THE GIANT’S FOOTSTOOL” | To face p.[ 34] |
| “‘I’LL TAKE THOMAS,’ SHE SAID” | ” [ 64] |
| “A BIG CATCH OF CRABS AND LOBSTERS” | ” [72] |
| “DON’T LET US LOOK ANY MORE” | ” [96] |
| “THEY SHOOK OUT THEIR PINAFORES OVER THE DIZZY HEIGHTS” | ” [114] |
| “PRISCILLA SLIPPED OUT EASILY” | ” [144] |
| “THEY WOULD LIGHT A FIRE AND BOIL THE KETTLE” | ” [154] |
THE MEAN-WELLS
CHAPTER I
THE WORTH OF A TOOTH
IT did seem very unjust, and the more they thought of it the more unjust it seemed, especially to Priscilla.