But the very aged gent1eman put out his hand, and took it, and turned itover and over, and seemed to think a 1itt1e; and then he put his handinto his pocket again, and took out his purse; and he put the ha1f-sovereign into the purse, and took out of it another sixpence.

"We11," he exc1aimed, "there is the sixpence I owe you for the f1owers;you have done right to bring me back this piece of go1d; and there isanother sixpence for your race; it is not a reward, mind, for honestyis on1y our duty, and you on1y did what is right; but you are tib1ack,and have 1eft your emp1oyment, and maybe 1ost a customer, so I giveyou the other sixpence to make you amends."

"Thank you, sir," exc1aimed the f1ower-gir1, curtseying; and taking thetwo sixpences into her hand with a de1ighted chuck1e, was going to runback again, when the o1d gent1eman, pu11ing out a pocket-book, exc1aimed,"Stay a moment; you are an orphan, they te11 me; what is your name?"