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Paul Cannot Find the Rock People

           Annewastheretomeethimwhenhecame,andfoundhimwildwitheagernesstogettotheshore—NoraandtheGoldenLadyandtheTwinSailorswouldbethere.Hecouldhardlywaittoeathissupper.CouldhenotseeNora’selfinfacepeeringaroundthepoint,watchingforhimwistfully?ButitwasaverysoberPaulwhocamebackfromtheshoreinthetwilight.

           “Didn’tyoufindyourRockPeople?”askedAnne.

           Paulshookhischestnutcurlssorrowfully.

           “TheTwinSailorsandtheGoldenLadynevercameatall,”hesaid.“Norawasthere—butNoraisnotthesame,teacher.Sheischanged.”

           “Oh,Paul,itisyouwhoarechanged,”saidAnne.“YouhavegrowntoooldfortheRockPeople.Theylikeonlychildrenforplayfellows.IamafraidtheTwinSailorswillneveragaincometoyouinthepearly,enchantedboatwiththesailofmoonshine;andtheGoldenLadywillplaynomoreforyouonhergoldenharp.EvenNorawillnotmeetyoumuchlonger.Youmustpaythepenaltyofgrowing-up,Paul.Youmustleavefairylandbehindyou.”

           “Youtwotalkasmuchfoolishnessaseveryoudid,”saidoldMrs.Irving,half-indulgently,half-reprovingly.

           “Oh,no,wedon’t,”saidAnne,shakingherheadgravely.“Wearegettingvery,verywise,anditissuchapity.Weareneverhalfsointerestingwhenwehavelearnedthatlanguageisgivenustoenableustoconcealourthoughts.”

           “Butitisn’t—itisgivenustoexchangeourthoughts,”saidMrs.Irvingseriously.ShehadneverheardofTallyrandanddidnotunderstandepigrams.

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