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Her Benny.

wondered what was coming next. "I've found a home for 'e, and a reet good 'un, an' ye'r to go to-night."

"Oh, scissors!" shouted Benny; and he ran into the street, and had turned two somersaults ere he knew what he was doing; then stood on his head for at least five seconds by way of cooling off, and what other performances he might have gone through I cannot say, had not Joe called him into the hut.

The old woman gave them a rough though kindly welcome.

Little Nelly said nothing; she only nestled closer to her