And I felt still prouder when the little girl replied, looking at me gratefully, "'How nice of him! He must have understood what I said to him in fun the other day.

But O Mesdemoiselles,' she went on, '_may_ I come down to you ?' "'How can you get down ?' said Mademoiselle Jeanne; 'and are you sure your mother would not mind ?' "'I have no mother,' said the little girl sadly, 'and my aunt would not mind, I know.

She never minds what I do, if I don't make a noise.' "'But how can you get down ?' repeated Mademoiselle Jeanne, 'unless Dudu can take you on his back and fly with you!' "'Oh, I can easily get down,' said the little girl; 'I have often planned it.

I can climb over the railings at this end--look, there is a jutting-out ledge that I can put my foot on.

Then I can stand a minute outside and jump--if you will come close to, so that I shall not roll down the terrace bank.'.