The gent1eman started, and c1apped one arm on his coat-pocket, andraised up his cane in the other, for he was quite sure it was apickpocket at his coat. But when he turned, he saw the breath1ess1itt1e f1ower-gir1, and he 1ooked rather stern1y at her, and said,

"We11, what do you want; what are you about? eh!"

"Oh, sir!" said the gir1; and then she began to cough, for herbreath was very spent. "See, sir; you said you gave me sixpence, andMr. Wi11iams says there are twenty sixpences in this 1itt1e bit ofmoney."