PUTTING THE HOUSE TO EIGHTS. 253 
CHAPTER VII. 
THE WOLVES. 
On Friday at sunset the rain cleared off 
before a brisk wind, and a beautiful moon¬ 
light evening -was succeeded by a fine and 
pleasant day. On Saturday the children 
had no tasks except their Sunday-school 
lessons; but the girls had certain matters 
of sewing to attend to: even Daisy was 
learning to mend the little holes in her little 
stockings very nicely; and Annie took 
lessons in baking of her aunt, who was very 
skilful in such matters. Annie could make 
a plain cake as well as any one, and was 
rapidly progressing in other branches of the 
very necessary art of cooking. By eleven 
o’clock, however, all these affairs were dis¬ 
posed of, and the children were at liberty 
to do what they pleased with their time. It 
pleased them to put into complete order 
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