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CARROTSJustaLittleBoy
Thereshesat,stillasamouse,holdingherpreciousburden.
(Seepage 9.)
"CARROTS:
"
JUSTALITTLEBOY.
BY
MRS.MOLESWORTH,
(ENNISGRAHAM)
AUTHOROF"TELLMEASTORY,""CUCKOOCLOCK,""GRANDMOTHERDEAR,"ETC.
ILLUSTRATEDBYWALTERCRANE
FOURTEENTHTHOUSAND.
London:
MACMILLANANDCO.
1882.
TO
SIXLITTLECOUSINS,
MORIER,BEVIL,
NOËL,LIONEL,
EDWARD
ANDBABYBRIAN.
EDINBURGH,1876.
CONTENTS.
CHAP
PAGE
I.
FLOSS'SBABY
1
II.
SIXYEARSOLD
12
III.
PLANS
26
IV.
THELOSTHALF-SOVEREIGN
44
V.
CARROTSINTROUBLE
60
VI.
CARROTS"ALLRIGHT"AGAIN
78
VII.
ALONGAGOSTORY
91
VIII.
"THEBEWITCHEDTONGUE"
111
IX.
SYBIL
130
X.
AJOURNEYANDITSENDING
152
XI.
HAPPYANDSAD
180
XII.
"THETWOFUNNYLITTLETROTS"
206
XIII.
GOODENDINGS
236
LISTOFILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
THERESHESAT,ASSTILLASAMOUSE,HOLDINGHERPRECIOUSBURDEN
Frontispiece
"AYELLOWSIXPENNY,OH,HOWNICE!
"
37
FLOSSTAPPEDATTHEDOOR."CARROTS,"SHESAID,"AREYOUTHERE?
"
78
"NOWBEQUIETALLOFYOU,I'MGOINGTOBEGIN"
115
"WHATAREYOUTHINKINGABOUT,MYPOOROLDMAN?
"SAIDAUNTIE,FONDLY
148
"ITISFLOSSIEANDME,SYBIL–DON'TYOUREMEMBERUS?
"
184
"SUDDENLYABRIGHTTHOUGHTSTRUCKME,ISEIZEDGIP,MYLITTLEDOG,WHOWASASLEEPONTHEHEARTHRUG,ANDHELDHIMUPATTHEWINDOW"
212
"CARROTS:
"
JUSTALITTLEBOY.
CHAPTERI.
FLOSS'SBABY.
"Wheredidyoucomefrom,Babydear?
Outoftheeverywhereintohere?
******
"Buthowdidyoucometous,youdear?
Godthoughtaboutyou,andsoIamhere!
"
G.Macdonald.
HIS realnamewasFabian.ButhewasnevercalledanythingbutCarrots.Thereweresixofthem.Jack,Cecil,Louise,Maurice,commonlycalledMott,Floss,dear,dearFloss,whomhelovedbestofall,alongwaythebestofall,andlastlyCarrots.
WhyCarrotsshouldhavecometohavehishistorywrittenIreallycannotsay.Imustleaveyou,whounderstandsuchthingsagooddealbetterthanI,you,children,forwhomthehistoryiswritten,tofindout.IcangiveyouafewreasonswhyCarrots'historyshould not havebeenwritten,butthatisaboutallIcando.Therewasnothingveryremarkableabouthim;therewasnothingveryremarkableabouttheplacewherehelived,orthethingsthathedid,andonthewholehewasverymuchlikeotherlittleboys.Therearemy no reasonsforyou.ButstillhewasCarrots,andafterall,perhaps,thatwas the reason!
Ishouldn'twonder.
Hewasthebabyofthefamily;hehadeveryrighttobeconsideredthebaby,forhewasnotonlytheyoungest,butverymuchtheyoungest;forFloss,whocamenexttohim,wasnearlyfouryearsolderthanCarrots.Yethewasnevertreatedasthebaby.Idoubtifevenattheveryoutsetofhislittlelife,whenhewasjustaweepinkballofacreature,rolledupinflannel,andwithhisfunnycurlsofredhairstandingcrispupalloverhishead,Idoubt,ifeventhen,hewasevercalled"baby."Ifeelalmostsureitwasalways"Carrots."Hewastooindependentandsensibletobecountedababy,andhewasneverfondofbeingpetted–andthen,too,"Carrots"camesonaturally!
IhavesaidthatCarrotslovedhissisterFlossbetterthananybodyoranythingelseintheworld.Ithinkonereasonofthiswasthatshewastheveryfirstpersonhecouldrememberinhislife,andahappythingforhimthatitwasso,forallaboutherthattherewastorememberwasniceandgoodandkind.Shewasfouryearsolderthanhe,fouryearsold,thatistosay,whenhefirstcameintotheworldandlookedabouthimwithgraveinquiryastowhatsortofaplacethiscouldbethathehadgotto.Andthefirstobjectthathisbaby-wiseeyessettleduponwithcontent,asifinittheremightbeapossibleanswertotheriddle,wasFloss!
Thesechildren'sfatherandmotherwerenotveryrich,andhavingsixboysandgirlsyoucanquiteeasilyimaginetheyhadplentytodowiththeirmoney.JackwasagreatboyatschoolwhenCarrotsfirstjoinedthefamilyparty,andCecilandLouisehadagoverness.Mottlearntwiththegovernesstoo,butwasalwaystalkingofthetimewhenheshouldgotoschoolwithJack,forhewasaveryboy-eyboy,verymuchinclinedtolookdownupongirlsingeneral,andhissistersinparticular,andhislittlesisterFlossin particularest. So,tillCarrotsappearedonthescene,Flosshadhadratheralonelytimeofit,for,"ofcourse,"CecilandLouise,whohadpocketsinalltheirfrocks,andcouldplaythe'MarchoftheMenofHarlech'asaduetonthepiano,were far toobigtobe"friendstoFloss,"asshecalledit.Theywerefriendlyandkindinaneldersisterlyway,butthatwasquiteadifferentsortofthingfrombeing"friendstoher,"thoughitneveroccurredtoFlosstogrumbleortothink,assomanylittlepeoplethinknow-a-days,howmuchbetterthingswouldhavebeenarrangedifshehadhadthearrangingofthem.
TherewasonlyonethingFlosswishedforvery,verymuch,andthatwastohaveabrotherorsister,shedidnotmuchcarewhich,youngerthanherself.Shehadthemostmotherlyheartintheworld,thoughshewassuchaquietlittlegirlthatveryfewpeopleknewanythingaboutwhatshewasthinking,andthebigoneslaughedatherforbeingsooutrageouslyfondofdolls.Shehaddollsofeverykindandsize,onlyalikeinonething,thatnoneofthemwereverypretty,orwhatyouwouldconsidergranddolls.ButtoFlosstheywerelovely,only,theywere only dolls!
Canyoufancy,canyouintheleastfancy,Floss'sdelight–asortofdelightthatmadeherfeelasifshecouldn'tspeak,whenonewinter'smorningshewasawakenedbynursetobetoldthatareallivebabyhadcomeinthenight–alittlebrother,and"suchafunnylittlefellow,"addednurse,"hisheadjustcoveredwithcurlyredhair.Wheredidhegetthatfrom,Iwonder?
Notoneofmychildrenhashairlikethat,thoughyours,MissFlossie,hasatouchofit,perhaps."
Flosslookedatherowntangleoffluffyhairwithnewreverence."Hairsomesinglikemyhairs,"shewhispered."Ohnursie,dearnursie,mayFlossseehim?
"
"Getupandletmedressyouquickly,andyoushallseehim–nofearbutthatyou'llseemoreofthepoorlittlefellowthanyoucareabout,"saidnurse,thoughthelastwordswerehardlymeantforFloss.
Thetruthwasthatthoughofcourseeveryonemeanttobekindtothisnewlittlebaby,totakepropercareofhim,andallthatsortofthing,noonewasparticularlygladhehadcome.Hisfatherandmotherfeltthatfiveboysandgirlswerealreadyagoodnumbertobringupwellandeducateandstartinlife,notbeingveryrichyousee,andevennurse,whohadtheverykindestheartintheworld,andhadtakencareofthemall,beginningwithJack,eversincetheywereborn,evennursefelt,Ithink,thatthey could havedonewithoutthisred-hairedlittlestranger.Fornursewasnolongerasyoungasshehadbeen,andasthechildren'smothercouldnot,sheknew,verywellaffordtokeepanunder-nursetohelpher,itwasrathertryingtolookforwardtobeginningagainwithallthe"worrit"ofanewbaby–badnightsandmanytiringclimbsupthelongstairstothenursery,etc.,etc.,thoughnursewassoreallygoodthatshedidnotgrumbletheleastbit,andjustquietlymadeuphermindtomakethebestofit.
ButstillFlosswastheonlypersontogivethebabyareallyheartywelcome.Andbysomestrangesortofbabyinstinctheseemedtoknowitalmostfromthefirst.HescreamedatJack,andnowonder,forJack,bywayofsalutation,pinchedhispoorlittlenose,andsaidthatthenexttimetheyhadboiledmuttonfordinner,cookneednotprovideanythingbutturnips,astherewasafinecropofcarrotsallready,whichpieceofwitwasgreatlyapplaudedbyMauriceandthegirls.HewailedwhenCecilandLouisebeggedtobeallowedtoholdhimintheirarms,sothattheybothtumbledhimbackontonurse'slapinahurry,andcalledhim"across,uglylittlething."OnlywhenlittleFlosssatdownonthefloor,spreadingoutherkneeswithgreatsolemnity,andsmoothingherpinaforetomakeaniceplaceforbaby,andnurselaidhimcarefullydownintheembraceofhertinyarms,"baby"seemedquitecontent.Hegaveasortofwriggle,likeadogwhenhehasbeenpretendingtoburrowaholeforhimselfintherug,justbeforehesettlesdownandshutshiseyes,andinhalfasecondwasfastasleep.
"BabylovesFloss,"saidFlossgravely,andaslongasnursewouldlether,tillherarmsreallyached,thereshesatonthefloor,asstillasamouse,holdingherpreciousburden.
Itwaswonderfulhowtrustyshewas.And"ashandy,"saidnurse,"indeedfarmorehandythanmanyagirloffivetimesherage.""Ihavebeenthinking,"shesaidonedaytoFloss'smother,"Ihavebeenthinking,ma'am,thatevenifyouhadbeengoingtokeepanunder-nursetohelpwithbaby,therewouldhavebeennothingforhertodo.ForthehelpIgetfromMissFlossieisreallyastonishing,andMasterBabyisthatfondofheralready,you'dhardlybelieveit."
AndFloss'smotherkissedher,andtoldhershewasagoodlittlesoul,andFlossfelt,oh,soproudThenasecondthoughtstruckher,"Babydoodtoo,mamma,"shesaid,staringupintohermother'sfacewithherbrightsearchinggrey-greeneyes.
"Yes,"saidhermotherwithalittlesigh,"poorbabyisgoodtoo,dear,"andthenshehadtohurryofftoagreatoverhaulingofJack'sshirts,whichwere,ifpossible,tobemadetolasthimanotherhalf-yearatschool.
SoitcametopassthatagreatdealofFloss'slifewasspentinthenurserywithCarrots.Hewasbetterthantwentydolls,forafterawhileheactuallylearnt,firsttostandalone,andthentowalk,andafteralongerwhilehelearnttotalk,andtounderstandallthatFlosssaid
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