Page 98 - The Little sister of Wilifred

Doctor was not her own papa, and he
himself had once told her that she had

better not answer questions like this, it
being a subject which only concerned

themselves. But here was this strange
o
little girl, with her great steady eyes

fixed upon her face, and whose earnest­
ness would have an answer.

“ They are not my own brothers,” she
said at length, “ and I too had a twin

sister."

The two children looked again stead­
ily at each other, Peggy’s face was

shining with happiness,
“ You are my twin sister/’ Wilifred

went on ; for, indeed, looking at the face
so like her own, who could doubt it ?

"Oh, I am so happy! so h a p p y !”

laughed little Peggy, “ I knew I should
find you some time, although the matron

said 1 never would. She used to tell