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 "I take her for good and all," answered Mr. Winton, as he turned from the door and came towards the carriage.

"Nancy," he said, when they had driven a few minutes in silence, "how should you like to stay with us?"

"Oh!" cried Posy, clapping her hands and jumping up and down with joy, "I thought it would end so, you dear, good, kind Papa!" and Posy threw her arms around Papa's neck, and hugged him till she knocked off his hat and nearly fell out of the carriage herself.

"I should like it very much indeed," said Nancy, with a gleam of happiness in her dark eyes.

So little Nancy went to her new home, and a cot-bed was put in Hannah's room for her.

"Hannah's awful cross," said Tom to Nancy.

"But her's good, Tom," said Posy.