"And, I did not know I had another aunt."

"No," I said, starting between, for what would Lady Diana's feelings
have been if Viola had carried home an Australian kiss? "This is
Miss Tracy."

Viola's carriage was now actually coming, and as I went into the
house with her, she held me, whispering to me to come home at once
with her, but I told her I could not leave them in that way, and they
were really my nephews.

"You are not afraid?" she said.

"What do you think he could do to me?" I asked, laughing.

"He is so big," said Viola. "I never saw any one so big, but I think
he is like Coeur de Lion. Ah!" We both shrieked, for a most uncanny
monster was rearing up in front of us, hopping about the hall, as far
as was allowed by the chain that fastened it to the leg of a table.

"Mr. Alison brought it, ma'am," said Richardson, in a tone of disgust
and horror. "Will you have the carriage out, Miss Alison, and go
down to the Wyvern? Shuh! you brute! He shan't hurt you, my dear
ladies. I'll stand between."

We had recovered our senses, however, enough to see that it was only
a harmless kangaroo; and Dora came running out, followed by Harold,
caressing the beast, calling it poor Nanny, and asking where he
should shut it up for the night