It was then that the sun, slowly travelling across the heavens, found them out in their shady corner, and kissed them, and made pussy's soft little grey coat shine.

The child and the cat were thus made visible, and attracted the attention of a woman who was walking across the field with a market-basket on her arm.

She came up at once to examine the little group; then she bent down close, then she gave an exclamation half of horror, half of delight, and then she took the sleeping child up in her arms, and covered her with passionate kisses.
[Illustration: SHE CAME UP TO EXAMINE THE LITTLE GROUP.

Palace B] "Oh! my own little Miss Daisy--my own little darling precious lamb! And is it thus you have come back to your poor old Hannah again!" Nothing could have comforted Daisy more under present circumstances than to find herself in her old nurse's arms.

She quite gasped with the joy and relief, and putting up her little hand to Hannah's face, she stroked it fondly.
"Now, my darling, where have you come from?
and what are you doing?
and--why, if that isn't the little Pink, I declare! Now, my pet, tell me, have you all three come back to Rosebury again ?" "No, Hannah, I'm the only one who has come back.