Daisy stood thinking about it while she saw Nora dressed, and then ran into the drawing-room to take the effect of the tableau.

The curtain was withdrawn; Daisy was astonished; she had no idea that Nora could be so changed by a little arrangement of lights and dress.

The picture was exceeding pretty.

Nora's black hair and bright cheeks peeped out from under the shadowing red cardinal, which draped her arms also--Mrs.
Sandford had mysteriously managed it.

She had got over her hatred of the part, for she looked pleased and pleasant; and the little basket in her hand and the short petticoat and neat little feet completed a tidy Red Riding-Hood.