Uncle Herbert's Visit 67 



for me at first, for he said I was the 

 wretchedest-looking little bald-bellied 

 bird he had ever seen in his life. That 

 made me feel quite bad. 



But the next day when they were at 

 dinner Edith lifted me onto the table 

 a thing that was very seldom allowed, 

 for Mamma did n't think it was proper 

 for me to run around on the dining- 

 table, either at meal or any other time 

 and began to play with me. We had 

 lots of fun, and then she lifted me up 

 and wanted to make me perch on the 

 edge of a drinking-glass partially full of 

 water. She did it so quickly that I 

 did n't have time to get firm hold, and 

 the glass was slippery, too, and what do 

 you think happened ? I fell right into 

 that glass, and was half scared to death 

 when my feet touched the cold water. 



