"The letter is very important,
but I can not take it myself, as I have company, and I have no one, just
now, who can leave. I thought I might see some large boy on the street,
but--"
"I'm big enough!" exclaimed Bert.
"Yes, I believe you are!" agreed the elderly lady, looking at him
through her glasses. "Well, I shall be very thankful to you and your
sister if you will mail the letter for me. And, on your way back, stop
and let me know that you dropped it in the post-office all right."
"We will!" promised Bert, and Nan nodded her head in agreement with him.
Miss Pompret handed over the letter, which was in a large envelope. Nan
and Bert were soon at the post-office with it.
The white-haired lady was waiting for them on the porch as they came
back along the street.
"Won't you come in, just for a minute?" she asked, smiling kindly at
them. "My maid has just baked a chocolate cake, and I don't believe your
mother would mind if you each had a piece."
"Oh, no'm--she wouldn't mind at all!" said Bert quickly.
"We like chocolate cake," said Nan, "but we didn't go to the post-office
for that!"
"Bless your heart, child, I know you didn't!" laughed their new friend.
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