^s Once there it made itself at home directly. 

 "This," it seemed to say, "is the imperial 

 palace to which I belong. Hens' nests and 

 fowl-runs are not for such as I. Human so- 

 ciety is what I require, and here I intend to 

 abide." It was divinely fluffy and yellow, 

 and when, having been set down on a table, it 

 waddled across with a roll so royal that it re- 

 sembled a swagger, and cocked its funny little 

 head and took stock of the company with a 

 very knowing eye, there was a peal of laughter 

 and delight from the children who were stand- 

 ing round. It was settled at once that it 

 should not return to its foster-mother, but 

 should be kept as a home pet, and that a roomy 

 basket with a lid should be provided for it as 

 its own sacred dwelling-place. In this, on a 

 bed of much flannel, it slept comfortably 

 enough at night. During the day it lived 

 partly in rooms, partly in the open air, and 

 partly in pockets. 



A It became devotedly attached to all the 



children. We had known cats and dogs and 



29 ft had 



