1. This vexed¹ me, I must say, so I went and buzzed against the window panes² for a little while, to see if that would do me any good.  
2. At the end of that time I heard Rose say, "Granny, I do not want this bread[Pg 82] and honey now. May I keep it for my lunch?"
 
3. "Yes, dear," said her granny. It seemed a wonder to me that Rose should wish to leave her bread and honey till some hours later, when she might have had it at once.
 
4. Mr. Sutton got up and went away to his study. His wife rose too, and she told Rose to put the plate of bread and honey on the sideboard, that Thomas might take it away till lunch time.
 
5. But Rose forgot to tell Thomas, and he did not seem to see the plate, so there the tempting³ dish was left all the morning. The sun began to shine upon it, and I sniffed⁴ and sniffed many times.
 
6. At last I left the white cap where I was sitting, and went towards it. I settled upon something far nicer now than either sugar or cream. I sipped⁵ and sucked away for some time.
 
7. At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me. But, to my horror, I found that[Pg 83] when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
 
8. In my other troub............