Oh, I am so anxious!"
Her thin, white hands, themselves almost like china, trembled as she
unwrapped the pieces. And then, as she saw them, she gave a cry of joy
and exclaimed:
"Yes! They are the very same! Those are the two pieces missing from my
set! Now it is complete! Oh, how thankful I am that I have the Pompret
china set together again! Oh, thank you, children, thank you!" and she
threw her arms about Nan and kissed her, while she shook hands with
Bert, much to that young boy's relief. He hated being kissed.
"Are you sure these are the two pieces from your set?" asked Mr.
Bobbsey.
"Positive," answered Miss Pompret. "See? Here is the blue lion in the
circle of gold, and initials 'J. W.' There can be no mistake. And now
how did you find them?"
Bert and Nan told, and related how Billy had bargained for the two
pieces. They all wondered how the second-hand man had come by them, but
they never found out.
Miss Pompret carefully placed the sugar bowl and pitcher in the glass-
doored closet with her other pieces. She looked at them for several
seconds. They matched perfectly.
"Now, once more, after many years, my precious set of china is together
again," she murmured.
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