"The magpie on the stile."—[Page 209].
The Happy Evening
Henry had just finished washing his hands and combing his hair, and Emily had only that minute changed her pinafore, when the distant sound of the carriage was heard.
Betty was preparing the peas for supper, and John laid the cloth, when Henry and Emily ran out upon the lawn.
What a happy moment was that when the carriage stopped at the gate, and John opened the door and let down the step, and Lucy jumped out and ran to meet Emily and Henry. One would have thought that the children had been parted a year instead of a day.