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Chapter 44

           Ihavealwaysbelievedit.’

           ‘Wereyoubroughtuphere,then?’saidthechild.

           ‘Summerandwinter,’hereplied.‘Secretlyatfirst,butwhentheyfounditout,theylethimkeepmehere.Sothefirenursedmethesamefire.Ithasnevergoneout.’

           ‘Youarefondofit?’saidthechild.

           ‘OfcourseIam.Hediedbeforeit.Isawhimfalldownjustthere,wherethoseashesareburningnowandwondered,Iremember,whyitdidn’thelphim.’

           ‘Haveyoubeenhereeversince?’askedthechild.

           ‘EversinceIcametowatchit;buttherewasawhilebetween,andaverycolddrearywhileitwas.Itburnedallthetimethough,androaredandleapedwhenIcameback,asitusedtodoinourplaydays.Youmayguess,fromlookingatme,whatkindofchildIwas,butforallthedifferencebetweenusIwasachild,andwhenIsawyouinthestreetto-night,youputmeinmindofmyself,asIwasafterhedied,andmademewishtobringyoutothefire.Ithoughtofthoseoldtimesagain,whenIsawyousleepingbyit.Youshouldbesleepingnow.Liedownagain,poorchild,liedownagain!’

           Withthat,heledhertoherrudecouch,andcoveringherwiththeclotheswithwhichshehadfoundherselfenvelopedwhenshewoke,returnedtohisseat,whencehemovednomoreunlesstofeedthefurnace,butremainedmotionlessasastatue.Thechildcontinuedtowatchhimforalittletime,butsoonyieldedtothedrowsinessthatcameuponher,and,inthedarkstrangeplaceandontheheapofashes,sleptaspeacefullyasiftheroomhadbeenapalacechamber,andthebed,abedofdown.

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