Litte Peter

A CHRISTMAS MORALITY

'Remember my ears are so quick I can hear the grass grow'

Frontispiece.

LITTLE PETER

A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age

By LUCAS MALET AUTHOR OF 'COLONEL ENDERBY'S WIFE' ETC.

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL HARDY

LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, & CO., 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1888

TO CECILY IN TOKEN OF AFFECTION TOWARDS HERSELF, HER MOTHER, AND HER STATELY HOME THIS LITTLE STORY IS DEDICATED BY HER OBEDIENT SERVANT

LUCAS MALET