t--just that once.

And then another wonderful thing to think of, was that Andrew was now
really related to the clown, whose appearance and manners they had all
admired so much the day before. That delightful, witty person, whose
ready answers and pointed pleasantries made everyone else seem dull and
stupid! He was now Andrew's son-in-law. It appeared, however, that
Andrew was not so grateful for this advantage as he might have been.

"Aren't you glad, Andrew," asked Nancy, "that Molly married the clown?"

"Why, no, missie," he answered, scraping his boot on the side of his
spade, "I can't say as I be."

"Why not? He must be _such_ a nice man, and _so_ amusing."

"Well," said Andrew, "it's a matter of opinion, that is; it's not a
purfesson as _I_ should choose, making a fool of myself for other fools
to laugh at. Not but what he do seem a sober, decent sort of chap, and
fond of Molly; so it might a been worse, I'll not deny that."

A sober, decent sort of chap! What a way to refer to a brilliantly
gifted person like the clown!

"An' they've promised me one thing," continued he as he shouldered his
spade, "an' that is that they'll not bring up the little un to the same
trade. She's to come an' live a-longer me when she's five years old,
an' have some schoolin' an' be brought up decent. I don't want my
gran-darter to go racin' round on 'orses an' suchlike."

"Then you'll have a little girl to live with you, just as you used to,"
said Pennie.

"And her name will be Mollie too," said Ambrose.

"But you won't take her to the circus again, I should think?" added
David.

"Andoo's 'ittle gal had yed boots," said Dickie, and here the
conversation finished.

THE END.

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