"Ha, ha!" thought Sammy to himself, "I believe he didn't come alone, I
wonder now if he brought Miss Fuzzytail with him."

Right away Sammy began to peer down into the Old Briar-patch, twisting
and turning so that he could see in every direction, and all the time
talking as fast as his tongue could go. Two or three times he flew out
over the Old Briar-patch, pretending to try to catch moths, but really
so that he could look down into certain hiding-places. The last time
that he did this he spied little Mrs. Peter, who was, you know, Miss
Fuzzytail. At once Sammy Jay started for the Green Forest, screaming at
the top of his voice:

"Peter Rabbit's married! Peter Rabbit's married!"




CHAPTER XXIII

PETER INTRODUCES MRS. PETER


It's what you do for others,
Not what they do for you,
That makes you feel so happy
All through and through and through.
Peter Rabbit.

Peter Rabbit made a wry face as he listened to Sammy Jay shrieking at
the top of his voice as he flew through the Green Forest and over the