"Oh yes, mamma, it was she who washed me."
"Well, shall we go and pay her a visit?"
"Oh yes, mamma, I should like that very much."
"Come, then, with me, my child."
Louisa followed her mother into her room, and, at her suggestion, hastily made up a packet containing two dresses, still very good; some underclothing, a cap, two handkerchiefs, and two pair of stockings.
"Come, then, let us take these things to Charlotte," said her mother; and Louisa, greatly delighted, exclaimed, "Oh, mamma, I think they will just fit her; she is not much bigger than I am."
"Will you conduct us to your house, my good woman," said the mother to Madame Croque-Mitaine, who was greatly rejoiced by this visit.
"Charlotte will not have gone out, will she?" demanded Louisa, blushing.
"No! certainly not," replied the old dame, "she never goes out without my permission;" and they quickly descended.