so I know."

"What's a saucepan?" said Norton. "A pan to make sauce in?"

It was Matilda's turn to laugh. "Poor Mrs. Eldridge don't have many
puddings, I guess, to make sauce for," she said.

"Well, Pink, now we come, don't we, to the eating line. We must stock
her up."

"Put down a broom first, Norton."

"A broom! here goes."

"Yes, you can't think how much I have wanted a broom there. And a
tea-pot. Oh yes, and a little milk pitcher, and sugar bowl. Can't we?"

"I should think we could," said Norton. "Tea-cups?"

"I guess not. She's got two; and three plates. Now, Norton--the
eatables. What did you think of?"

"I suppose there isn't anything in the house," said Norton.

"Nothing at all, except what we took there."

"Then she wants everything."

"But you see, Norton, she can't do any thing herself; she couldn't use
some things. There would be no use----"

"No use in what?"

"Flour, for instance. She couldn't make bread."

"I don't know anything about flour," said Norton. "But she can use
bread when she sees it, I will take my affidavit."

"Oh yes, bread, Norton. We will take her some bread, and a little
butter; and sugar; and tea. She has got some, but it won't last long."

"And I said she should have a mutton-chop."

"I dare say she would like it."

"I wonder if a bushel of potatoes wouldn't be the best thing of all."

"Potatoes would be excellent," said Matilda, delightedly. "I suppose
she would be very glad of anything of that sort. Let's take her some
cheese, Norton."

"Cheese. And strawberries. And cake, Pink."

"I am afraid we should be taking too much at once. We had better leave
the cake to another time."

"There's something we forgot," said Norton. "Mr. What's-his-name will
not split up box covers for your fire every day; we must send in a load
of firing. Wood, I guess."

"Oh, how good!" said Matilda. "You see, Norton, she has had no wood to
make a fire even to boil her kettle."

"And no kettle to boil," added Norton.

"So that she went without even tea. I don't know how she lived. Did you
see how she enjoyed the tea yesterday?"

"Pink," said Norton, "do you expect to go there to make her fire every
day?"

"No, Norton, I cannot every day; I cannot always get away from home.
But I was thinking--I know some other girls that I guess would help;
and if there were several of us, you know, it would be very easy."

"Well," said Norton, "we have fixed up this palace and princess n