This, with twopence that Miss Fosbrook had found in her travelling- bag, made one shilling and fourpence-farthing a very poor collection for one week. David was quite melancholy. "Never mind," said Henry; "Mr. Carey's brother, the Colonel, is coming to stay here the last week in July, and he gives us boys half- a-sovereign each, so that we might buy a stunning pig all ourselves twice over."