When I told her as you'd been left no bigger than my little love here to take care of yourself, alone, in London,--mother dead, and no father,--she shed tears about you, she did.

And she left you the biggest of her eggs to be kept for your supper, with her kind love; and we've put it by for you.

You shall have it this very night.

Dolly, my love, bring me the little saucepan." "I'm not so clean as I could wish," said Tony, mournfully; for he had neglected himself during the last week, and looked very much like what he had done when he had first seen old Oliver and his little grand-daughter.
"Take a bowl full of water into the shop, then," answered Oliver, "and wash yourself, while I boil the egg.

Dolly'll find you a bit of soap and a towel; she's learning to be grand-pa's little housekeeper, she is." When Tony returned to the kitchen he looked a different being; the gloom was gone as well as the grime.