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The Little house
AnawfulsenseofherperilcameuponMaimie;toolatesherememberedthatshewasalostchildinaplacewherenohumanmustbebetweenthelockingandtheopeningofthegates;sheheardthemurmurofanangrymultitude;shesawathousandswordsflashingforherblood,andsheutteredacryofterrorandfled.
Howsheran!andallthetimehereyeswerestartingoutofherhead.Manytimesshelaydown,andthenquicklyjumpedupandranonagain.HerlittlemindwassoentangledinterrorsthatshenolongerknewshewasintheGardens.Theonethingshewassureofwasthatshemustneverceasetorun,andshethoughtshewasstillrunninglongaftershehaddroppedintheFigsandgonetosleep.Shethoughtthesnowflakesfallingonherfacewerehermotherkissinghergood-night.Shethoughthercoverletofsnowwasawarmblanket,andtriedtopullitoverherhead.Andwhensheheardtalkingthroughherdreamsshethoughtitwasmotherbringingfathertothenurserydoortolookatherassheslept.Butitwasthefairies.
Iamverygladtobeabletosaythattheynolongerdesiredtomischiefher.Whensherushedawaytheyhadrenttheairwithsuchcriesas’Slayher!’’Turnherintosomethingextremelyunpleasant!’andsoon,butthepursuitwasdelayedwhiletheydiscussedwhoshouldmarchinfront,andthisgaveDuchessBrownietimetocastherselfbeforetheQueenanddemandaboon.
Everybridehasarighttoaboon,andwhatsheaskedforwasMaimie’slife.’Anythingexceptthat,’repliedQueenMabsternly,andallthefairiesechoed,’Anythingexceptthat.’ButwhentheylearnedhowMaimiehadbefriendedBrownieandsoenabledhertoattendtheballtotheirgreatgloryandrenown,theygavethreehuzzasforthelittlehuman,andsetoff,likeanarmy,tothankher,thecourtadvancinginfrontandthecanopykeepingstepwithit.TheytracedMaimieeasilybyherfootprintsinthesnow.
