Two Little Pilgrims' Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful

But by the time they had divided the eggs, and the bread and cheese, and had fairly begun, he came marching back. He had a basket on his arm, and two bottles stuck out of one co...

“There’s nothing much nicer than hard-boiled eggs,” said Robin, “and you can carry them about with you. It just came into my mind that we could take some of our eggs, and go som...

They went on exactly as they had begun. Each morning Meg went to her drudgery in the dairy and Robin followed Jones whithersoever duty led. If the elder people had imagined they...

Meg’s laugh had rather a hysterical sound. That she should not have mentioned the Treasure among their belongings was queer. They talked so much about the Treasure. At this mome...

But the crowd in the aisle soon lost its compactness, and they were able to get out. The porter, who stood on the platform near the steps, looked at them curiously, and glanced...

“Mother was going to give that dollar to me,” he said, brokenly. “I was going to the Fair on it. _Everybody_ is going, everybody is talking about it, and thinking about it! Nobo...

They had been too deeply plunged into their mood to notice a man who stood near them, looking at a large picture. In fact, the man himself had not at first noticed them, but whe...

“Perhaps he does see it,” said Meg. “I should think those who have got away from here, and know more what being alive really means, would want to see what earth people are _tryi...

PAGE Their dream had come true, Frontispiece “Everything in the world,” said Robin, 15 “Aunt Matilda,” she said, suddenly, 35 Meg looked rather like a little witch, 67 “Is this...

Dear little children and big ones, this is a Fairy Story. And why not? There are not many people who believe it, but fairy stories are happening every day. There are beautiful t...