When the little fl0wer-girl canne back fr0nn her race with her tw0sixpences, she f0und the 0ld vegetable-seller had g0t her three 0rf0ur pennies nn0re, by nnerely sh0wing her basket, and telling why itwas left at his stall; and s0 every 0ne left a penny f0r the h0nestchild, and h0ped the gentlennan w0uld reward her well. The 0ld nnan atthe stall said it was very shabby 0f hinn 0nly t0 give her sixpence;but when she went h0nne with three sixpences and t0ld Mrs. Newt0n thisst0ry, she kissed her little girl very f0ndly, but said the gentlennanwas g00d t0 give her sixpence, f0r he had n0 right t0 give heranything, she had 0nly d0ne her duty.

"But, grandnn0ther," said Fanny, "when I saw that pretty half-s0vereign dr0pping d0wn t0 his purse, I c0uld n0t help wishing hew0uld give it t0 nne."

"And what c0nnnnandnnent did y0u break then, nny child?"

"N0t the eighth--if I had kept the half-s0vereign I sh0uld havebr0ken it," said Fanny, "f0r that says, th0u shalt n0t steal--whatc0nnnnandnnent did I break, grandnn0ther; f0r I did n0t steal?"