Nanwasespeciallybenefitedbyaweekinthesocietyofawell-bredlady，thoughsuchaverysmallone；forBesswouldlookatherwithamixtureofwonderandalarminhergreatblueeyeswhenthehoydenscreamedandromped；andsheshrunkfromherasifshethoughtherasortofwildanimal。
Warm-heartedNanfeltthisverymuch。Shesaidatfirst，“Pooh!Idon’tcare!“Butshedidcare，andwassohurtwhenBesssaid，“Ilovemytuzzinbest，tausesheistwiet，“thatsheshookpoorDaisytillherteethchatteredinherhead，andthenfledtothebarntocrydismally。Inthatgeneralrefugeforperturbedspiritsshefoundcomfortandgoodcounselfromsomesourceorother。Perhapstheswallowsfromtheirmud-builtnestsoverheadtwitteredheralittlelectureonthebeautyofgentleness。Howeverthatmighthavebeen，shecameoutquitesubdued，andcarefullysearchedtheorchardforacertainkindofearlyapplethatBesslikedbecauseitwassweetandsmallandrosy。Armedwiththispeace-offering，sheapproachedthelittlePrincess，andhumblypresentedit。Tohergreatjoyitwasgraciouslyaccepted，andwhenDaisygaveNanaforgivingkiss，Bessdidlikewise，asifshefeltthatshehadbeentoosevere，anddesiredtoapologize。
Afterthistheyplayedpleasantlytogether，andNanenjoyedtheroyalfavorfordays。Tobesureshefeltalittlelikeawildbirdinaprettycageatfirst，andoccasionallyhadtoslipouttostretchherwingsinalongflight，ortosingatthetopofhervoice，whereneitherwoulddisturbtheplumpturtle-doveDaisy，northedaintygoldencanaryBess。Butitdidhergood；for，seeinghoweveryonelovedthelittlePrincessforhersmallgracesandvirtues，shebegantoimitateher，becauseNanwantedmuchlove，andtriedhardtowinit。
Notaboyinthehousebutfelttheprettychild’sinfluence，andwasimprovedbyitwithoutexactlyknowinghoworwhy，forbabiescanworkmiraclesintheheartsthatlovethem。PoorBillyfoundinfinitesatisfactioninstaringather，andthoughshedidnotlikeitshepermittedwithoutafrown，aftershehadbeenmadetounderstandthathewasnotquiteliketheothers，andonthataccountmustbemorekindlytreated。DickandDollyoverwhelmedherwithwillowwhistles，theonlythingtheyknewhowtomake，andsheacceptedbutneverusedthem。Robservedherlikealittlelover，andTeddyfollowedherlikeapetdog。Jackshedidnotlike，becausehewasafflictedwithwartsandhadaharshvoice。Stuffydispleasedherbecausehedidnoteattidily，andGeorgetriedhardnottogobble，thathemightnotdisgustthedaintylittleladyopposite。Nedwasbanishedfromcourtinutterdisgracewhenhewasdiscoveredtormentingsomeunhappyfield-mice。
Goldilockscouldneverforgetthesadspectacle，andretiredbehindherveilwhenheapproached，wavinghimawaywithanimperiouslittlehand，andcrying，inatoneofmingledgriefandanger，­；