"And I," said Dumpty pensively—"I have been thinking about Poor Jane."
"I have been thinking about her lots too," said Humpty.
"And oh, Humpty! supposing the clown should be her brother, what should we do?"
"We should bring him back to Poor Jane of course," said Humpty.
"But how shall we know whether he is her brother?"
"He will look like her, of course, stupid," replied Humpty, a little crossly, for he was beginning to feel sleepy.
At the Circus
They had an early dinner next day, and then Edward brought the pony round to the door, and they set off for Woodstead. Nurse was looking very smart in a black bonnet and silk mantle, and the children felt almost as if she were a stranger. Soon they came to a large meadow, where stood a great tent with steps leading up to it, and a man stood on the top of the steps beating a drum and crying, "Children half-price! Walk up! Walk up!"
There was a nice man inside, who led the children past rows of bare seats, raised one above the other, till he came to a part which was curtained off from the rest. He drew the curtain to one side to let the children pass in, and they saw four rows of comfortable seats with backs, covered with scarlet cloth.
"Yes, these will do nicely," said Nan; "and now, children, you must sit here quietly till the circus is over, and I shall come and fetch you at half-past four."