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Doent the pot, and my cap on to the plant, and I turned sharp round,

certain now that the ooseberry bushes, but froh,

with his head and shoulders above the top, was ed to a bland s out of the top, and the grubby face of Shock

looking atand the skin all round wrinkled,

while the rest of his face was sour

"Why, Shock!" I cried; "who'd have thought of seeing you? How did you

get there?"

"Clum up"

"Did Mr Brownsmith send you?"

He shook his head

"How is it you are here, then?"

"Hooked it"

"Why, you haven't run away?"

"I jest have, though"

"But you are going back?"

He shook his head with all his ht

"I've sin you lots o' times," he said

"When?"

"Yes'day Day afore, and day afore that"

"What! have you been here three days?" Shock nodded

"Where have you slept, then?"

"Haystack"