“ At the sound of Miss Cotton's horrified exclamation Sally woke up, and began laughing so merrily that none of us could resist following her example, and the rooms rang with merriment far many minutes. I really don't know when we should have stopped if Sally had not got choked with the nut she had in her mouth, and so frightened us nearly out of our wits.”
“ What became of the things, and how were you punished?” asked Fan, in the middle of her laughter.
“ The remains of the feast went to the pig, and we were kept on bread and water for three days.”
“ Did that cure you?”
“ Oh, dear, no! we had half a dozen other frolics that very summer; and although I cannot help laughing at the remembrance of this, you must not think, child, that I approve of such conduct, or excuse it. No, no,
