Five Little Peppers Abroad (English)

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ill PHRONSIE GOES VISITING RANDPAPA," said Phronsie, softly, as she clung to his hand, after they had made the descent to the lower deck, " I think the littlest one can eat some of the fruit, don't you ? " she asked anxiously. " Never you fear," assented old Mr. King, "that child that I saw yesterday can compass anything in the shape of food. Why, it had its mouth full of teeth, Phronsie ; it was impossible not to see them when it roared." "I am so glad its teeth are there," said Phronsie, with a sigh of satisfaction, as she regarded her basket of fruit, " because if it hadn't any, we couldn't give it these nice pears, Grandpapa." " Well, here we are," said Mr. King, holding her hand tightly. "Bless me ? are those your toes, young man ? " this to a big chubby-faced boy, whose fat legs lay across the space as hesprawled on the deck; "just draw them in a bit, will you ? ? there. Well, now, Phronsie, this way. Here's the party, I believe," and he led her over to the other side, where a knot of steerage passengers were huddled together. In the midst sat a woman, chubby faced, and big and square, holding a baby. She had a big red shawl wrapped around her, in the folds of which snuggled the baby, who was contentedly chewing one end of it, while his mother had her eyes on the rest of her offspring, of which there seemed a good many. When the baby saw Phronsie, he stopped chewing the old shawl and grinned, showing all the teeth of which Mr. King had spoken. The other children, tow headed and also chubby, looked at the basket hanging on Phronsie's arm, and also grinned. " There is the baby !" exclaimed Phronsie, in delight, pulling Grandpapa's hand gently. " Oh, Grandpapa, there he is." " That's very evident," said the old gentleman. " Bless me ! " addressing ...