CHAPTEE IV 



CROCUSES AND THE SNOWDROP 



[March] 



"TVT Y little crocuses are J 115 * awake," said Mr. 

 -lJ-1- Trommel to Mary, who had stopped at his gate 

 on the way to school. "You want to come and look 

 at them!" 



The under-gardener promptly hung her school-bag 

 on a picket of the fence. 



"You are sure there is time? " he questioned, be- 

 fore he opened the gate. "I must not make you late 

 for school j that is a dreadful thing." 



"I 'm very early," assured Mary. "I was just 

 going 'way around by Margaret's house. There 's lots 

 of time." 



"Well, well," said Mr. Trommel, "the little crocuses 

 are awake. But you have not seen my snowdrops, 

 either. Run down the path and you will find them 

 -there ! " 



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