"You will give them up at once--immediately." "You will give them up at once--immediately." "On the contrary," I said very gently, "seeing the Crown can have no use for one, I shall keep them both to dream over when the nights are long and lonely." "On the contrary," I said very gently, "seeing the Crown can have no use for one, I shall keep them both to dream over when the nights are long and lonely." Lisbeth actually stamped her foot at me, and I tucked "them" into my pocket. Lisbeth actually stamped her foot at me, and I tucked "them" into my pocket. "How did you know they--they were here?" she inquired after a pause. "How did you know they--they were here?" she inquired after a pause. "I was directed to a tree with 'stickie-out' branches," I answered. "I was directed to a tree with 'stickie-out' branches," I answered. "Oh, that Imp!" she exclaimed, and stamped her foot again. "Oh, that Imp!" she exclaimed, and stamped her foot again. "Do you know, I've grown quite attached to that nephew of mine already?" I said. "Do you know, I've grown quite attached to that nephew of mine already?" I said. "He's not a nephew of yours," cried Lisbeth quite hotly. "He's not a nephew of yours," cried Lisbeth quite hotly. "Not legally, perhaps; that is where you might be of such assistance to us, Lisbeth. A boy with only an aunt here and there, is unbalanced, so to speak; he requires the stronger influence of an uncle. Not," I continued hastily, "that I would depreciate aunts--by the way, he has but one, I believe?" Lisbeth nodded coldly. "Not legally, perhaps; that is where you might be of such assistance to us, Lisbeth. A boy with only an aunt here and there, is unbalanced, so to speak; he requires the stronger influence of an uncle. Not," I continued
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