It would be of no use to try to describe Bessie 's joy when Tommy rushed in and put Roselle Geraldine in her arms with a breathless account of the wonderful story . But from that moment Bessie began to pick up again , and soon she was better than she had ever been and the happiest little lassie in Arundel . When a week had passed , Miss Octavia again called Tommy in ; Tommy went more willingly this time . He had begun to like Miss Octavia . That lady looked him over sharply and somewhat dubiously . He was certainly very ragged and unkempt . But Miss Octavia saw what she had never noticed before -- that Tommy 's eyes were bright and frank , that Tommy 's chin was a good chin , and that Tommy 's smile had something very pleasant about it . `` You 're fond of flowers , are n't you , Tommy ? '' she asked . `` You bet , '' was Tommy 's inelegant but heartfelt answer . `` Well , '' said Miss Octavia slowly , `` I have a brother down at Chelton who is a florist . He wants a boy of your age to do handy jobs and run errands about his establishment , and he wants one who is fond of flowers and would like to learn the business . He asked me to recommend him one , and I promised to look out for a suitable boy . Would you like the place , Tommy ? And will you promise to be a very good boy and learn to be respectable if I ask my brother to give you a trial and a chance to make something of yourself ? '' `` Oh , Miss Octavia ! '' gasped Tommy . He wondered if he were simply having a beautiful dream . But it was no dream . And it was all arranged later on .
No one rejoiced more heartily XXXXX Tommy 's success than Bessie .
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