As the two children went home they felt very solemn and sad.
"It was it," said Mollie.
"Of course," said Geoffrey. "Snap, you know."
"What shall we do?" said Mollie.
"Tell Mother," said Geoffrey; "she"ll help."
And Mother did help. She talked to Uncle Percy and to the children; but n.o.body said a word to Bessie, and, though she still has Kurus and is very fond of him, she does not know all the queer things that happened to him.