it and feeling very angry, knocked them out of the
little boy's hands.

Robby was too much astonished even to offer to pick them up as they lay
on the ground.

"I am tired of waiting for that old man," said Norman, taking the pole
of the carriage; "Fanny come along."

Fanny was too much occupied with her bird to hear him, and Norman began
to drag off the carriage.

Robby thinking that he had no business to run off with it, on the
impulse of the moment seized the hinder part of it, and attempted to
stop him.

"Please don't go away, young master, till grandfather comes back," he
said, "he wants to go with you. Miss Fanny, O Miss Fanny, won't you
tell your brother to stop?"

"Let go the carriage," cried Norman, now more angry than ever,
especially at finding that though Robby was so little, his sturdy arms
and legs were able to prevent him from drawing on the carriage. "If you
do not let go, I will give you such a box on the ears, as you never
before have had in your life."

Little Robby, who had a spirit of his own, was not to be daunted by the
threats of Master Norman.

Fanny had by this time got to some distance, or she would have heard
what her brother was saying and have interfered.

Norman again cried out and threatened Robby, but still the little fellow
held on tightly, while he pulled back. Norman tugged and tugged in vain
to get on. At last he stopped pulling, and threatened to beat Robby
well if he would not let go. Robby looked up at him, and shook his
head. Norman at that moment turning round gave a sudden tug at the
pole, and started off at full speed. The jerk had the effect of making
poor little Robby lose his hold, and back he fell with his legs in the
air, and his hands stretched out, while Norman scampered on, turning his
head round to laugh at him maliciously.

"I told you you had better not!" he shouted. "Now you have got your
desert, you will not attempt to play tricks with me again, you young
monkey! ah! ah! ah!" and he laughed and jeered at poor little Robby.

"Come along, Fanny," he cried out, "I am not going to stop longer for
the old man."

Fanny though she heard his voice did not understand what he said, and
still thought that he and Robby were playing amicably together. She
went on talking to her bird which at that moment was to her of more
importance than anything else.

Norman, not looking to see whether she was coming, scampered off,
dragging the carriage behind him