CHAPTER XXVII 



BULBS FOR THE WINDOW-GARDEN 

 [October] 



U said you would show me how to plant my 

 bulbs, so I could have them in my window- 

 garden, Mr. Trommel. Did you forget?" 



The old gardener was standing by his potting- 

 bench. 



"No, no ; this time I did not forget. I have the 

 pots ready for you see? Those large shallow ones." 



"I can reach," she said, climbing on the bench. 



"Now we put the soil in it," said she, going quickly 

 toward the potting-bench. 



"No, no ! not yet. Those pots are new ones. Put 

 them in the tub there and let them drink, else they 

 will take the moisture from the bulbs. No, no," he 

 repeated, as the under-gardener pushed up her sleeve, 

 making ready to search for them in the tub ; "they 

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