`` Just look , '' she said proudly . `` I have every bit of the bread baked . I got up at three , and it was lovely and light , so I just gave it a right good kneading and popped it into the oven . And it 's all done and out of the way . But the loaves do n't seem quite as big as they should be , '' she added doubtfully . `` Sara Stanley ! '' Felicity flew across the kitchen . `` Do you mean that you put the bread right into the oven after you kneaded it without leaving it to rise a second time ? '' The Story Girl turned quite pale . `` Yes , I did , '' she faltered . `` Oh , Felicity , was n't it right ? '' `` You 've ruined the bread , '' said Felicity flatly . `` It 's as heavy as a stone . I declare , Sara Stanley , I 'd rather have a little common sense than be a great story teller . '' Bitter indeed was the poor Story Girl 's mortification . `` Do n't tell Uncle Roger , '' she implored humbly . `` Oh , I wo n't tell him , '' promised Felicity amiably . `` It 's lucky there 's enough old bread to do to-day . This will go to the hens . But it 's an awful waste of good flour . ''
The Story Girl crept out with Felix and me XXXXX the morning orchard , while Dan and Peter went to do the barn work .
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