or three of the tales, and censured them even
more bitterly than he did "The Three Golden
Apples"; so that, what with praise, and what
with criticism, Eustace Bright thinks that there
is good hope of at least as much success with
the public as in the case of the Wonder Book.

I made all sorts of inquiries about the chil-
dren, not doubting that there would be great
eagerness to hear of their welfare, among some
good little folks who have written to me, to ask
for another volume of myths. They are all, I
am happy to say, (unless we except Clover,) in
excellent health and spirits. Primrose is now
almost a young lady, and, Eustace tells me, is
just as saucy as ever. She pretends to consider
herself quite beyond the age to be interested
by such idle stories as these; but, for all that,
whenever a story is to be told, Primrose never
fails to be one of the listeners, and to make fun
of it when finished. Periwinkle is very much
grown, and is expected to shut up her baby
house and throw away her doll in a month or
two more. Sweet Fern has learned to read and
write, and has put on g jacket and pair of pan-
taloons all of which improvements I am sorrj

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