"Yes," said Polly, gleefully, "you can't think, Jasper; it's such a beautiful monkey."
"That's a fact," declared Ben, "or rather, I should say, the very ugliest beast you can think of, Jasper."
"Ben!" exclaimed Polly, reproachfully.
"When did it come? Did Mr. Cabot really give it to you?" cried Jasper, all in one breath, and deserting his