Taffy fingered the seal. "If you would really like to know——"
"Don't 'ee mention it. Not on any account." He waved his hand magnanimously and trudged off toward Tredinnis.
Taffy waited until he disappeared behind the first sand-hill, and broke the seal. A slip of parchment lay inside the envelope.
"This is to certify——"
He had paused! He pulled off his cap and waved it round his head. And once more the rabbits popped back into their burrows.
Toot—toot—toot!—It was that diabolical postman. He had fetched a circuit round the sand-hill, and was peeping round the north side of it and grinning as he blew.
Taffy set off running, and never stopped until he reached the Parsonage and burst into the kitchen.
"Mother—it's all right! I've passed!"
Somebody was knocking at the door. Taffy jumped up from his knees and Humility made the lap of her apron smooth.