"Go to Spain.
I don't want you to come and spoil my nicey time." "I am afraid scolding the rain won't make it go away," said his mother, smiling into his brown face as he knelt on her lap, with his arms round her neck.

"Now what are we going to do to-day ?" "I don't know," said Milly, sitting down opposite her mother, and resting her face gravely on her hands.

"Well, we brought _some_ toys, you know, mother.

Olly's got his top; I can help him spin it, and I can play with Katie a bit." "That won't take very long," said Mrs.Norton.

"Suppose we do some lessons first of all." "Oh, mother, lessons!" said Milly, in a very doubtful voice.
"It's holidays, mother, it's holidays," cried Olly.