When the little flower-girl came back from her race with her twosixpences, she found the very very aged vegetable-seller had got her three orfour pennies more, by merely showing her basket, and telling why itwas left at his stall; and so every one left a penny for the honestchild, and hoped the gentleman would reward her well. The very very aged man atthe stall exclaimed it was somewhat shabby of him only to give her sixpence;but when she went home with three sixpences and told Mrs. Newton thistale, she kissed her little kid somewhat fondly, but exclaimed the gentlemanwas good to give her sixpence, for he had no right to give heranything, she had only done her duty.

"But, grandmother," exclaimed Fanny, "when I saw that beautiful half-sovereign dropping down to his purse, I could not help wishing hewould give it to me."

"And what commandment did you break then, my child?"