But the company overlooked the handkerchief in favour of the other parts of the picture; and its success was perfect.
"Alfred in the neat-herd's cottage" followed next, and would have been as good; only that Nora, whose business it was to blow her cheeks into a full moon condition over the burnt cakes, would not keep her gravity; but the full cheeks gave way every now and then in a broad grin which quite destroyed the effect.

Preston could not see this, but Daisy took her friend to task after it was over.

Nora declared she could not help it.
"You don't know how it felt, Daisy, to keep my cheeks puffed out in that way.

I couldn't do it; and whenever I let them go, then I couldn't help laughing.

O, Daisy! is my picture to be the last ?" "I will see, as soon as I can, Nora." Daisy said gravely.