Certainly the elderly lady did look as though something
troubled her.
"Good afternoon, Miss Pompret!" called Nan, as she was about to pass by.
Bert took off his cap and bowed.
"Oh, you're half of the Bobbsey twins, aren't you?" asked Miss Pompret,
with a smile. "I often see you go past. I only wish you were a little
bigger."
"Bigger? Why?" asked Bert, in some surprise.
"Why, then," explained Miss Pompret, "you might take this letter to the
post-office for me. It's very important, and I want it to go out on this
mail, but I can't go to the post-office myself. If you Bobbsey twins
were bigger I should ask you to take it. Tell me, is the other set of
twins larger than you two?"
"No'm; they're smaller," explained Nan. "Flossie and Freddie are lots
littler than we are."
"But we're big enough to take the letter to the post-office for you,
Miss Pompret," said Bert. He had often heard his father and mother speak
of this neighbor, and the kindnesses she had done.
"Are you sure you are big enough to go to the post-office for me?" asked
Miss Pompret.
"We often go for daddy and mother," said Nan.
"Well, then, if you think your mother wouldn't mind, I would like, very
much, to have you go," said Miss Pompret.
Pages:
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51