"What, mother?" said Rollo.

"I want you both to come here."

Rollo and Lucy would both have been ashamed of their contention, were it
not that the pear looked so very rich and tempting, that they were both
very eager to have it.

"What is the difficulty?" said Rollo's mother, as soon as they stood
before her.

"Why, Lucy wants the pear," said Rollo, "and you gave them both to me,
and said I might do as I pleased with them. I am willing to give her the
apple."

"Yes, but he offered me my choice," said Lucy, "right hand or left, and
I chose the right, and now he ought to give it to me."

"And are you willing that I should decide it?" said the lady.

"Yes, mother," and "Yes, aunt," said Rollo and Lucy together.

"You have both done wrong; not _very_ wrong, but a little wrong; and I
think neither ought to have the whole of the pear. So I shall divide the
pear and the apple both between you; and I will tell you how you have
done wrong.

"You, Rollo, by asking her which she would have, implied that you would
leave it to chance to decide, and that you would let her have her fair
chance. Then you ought to have submitted to the result. If she had