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The Little House

           

           “Oh,la!”repliedtheoakbitingly,“howdeliciouslycosyitistostandherebuttonedtotheneckandwatchyoupoornakedcreaturesshivering!”

           Thismadethemsulkythoughtheyhadreallybroughtitonthemselves,andtheydrewforMaimieaverygloomypictureoftheperilsthatfacedherifsheinsistedongoingtotheball.

           Shelearnedfromapurplefilbertthatthecourtwasnotinitsusualgoodtemperatpresent,thecausebeingthetantalisingheartoftheDukeofChristmasDaisies.HewasanOrientalfairy,verypoorlyofadreadfulcomplaint,namely,inabilitytolove,andthoughhehadtriedmanyladiesinmanylandshecouldnotfallinlovewithoneofthem.QueenMab,whorulesintheGardens,hadbeenconfidentthathergirlswouldbewitchhim,butalas,hisheart,thedoctorsaid,remainedcold.Thisratherirritatingdoctor,whowashisprivatephysician,felttheDuke’sheartimmediatelyafteranyladywaspresented,andthenalwaysshookhisbaldheadandmurmured,“Cold,quitecold!”NaturallyQueenMabfeltdisgraced,andfirstshetriedtheeffectoforderingthecourtintotearsfornineminutes,andthensheblamedtheCupidsanddecreedthattheyshouldwearfools’capsuntiltheythawedtheDuke’sfrozenheart.

           “HowIshouldlovetoseetheCupidsintheirdearlittlefools’caps!”Maimiecried,andawaysherantolookforthemveryrecklessly,fortheCupidshatetobelaughedat.

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