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 "Come in, little girl," said Mamma kindly, "and sit down. You look tired."

The child did indeed look tired, and seated herself wearily; but the instant she touched the chair her head fell forward on her breast, and she would have fallen to the floor if Hannah had not caught her in time.

"Bring her into the dining-room where it is cool," said Mrs. Winton, "and lay her on the sofa."

So Hannah, whose heart was a good deal kinder than her tongue, picked up the forlorn child and gently placed her on the sofa in the cool dining-room.

"So Posy and Tom ran after the little girl and brought her back."—Page 164.