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Chapter 9

           Hedrewthecurtainasideandforsometimehisfrightened,restlesseyescouldnotfindthebaby.Atlasthesawhim:therosyboyhadtossedabouttillhelayacrossthebedwithhisheadlowerthanthepillow,andwassmackinghislipsinhissleepandbreathingevenly.

           PrinceAndrewwasasgladtofindtheboylikethat,asifhehadalreadylosthim.Hebentoverhimand,ashissisterhadtaughthim,triedwithhislipswhetherthechildwasstillfeverish.Thesoftforeheadwasmoist.PrinceAndrewtouchedtheheadwithhishand;eventhehairwaswet,soprofuselyhadthechildperspired.Hewasnotdead,butevidentlythecrisiswasoverandhewasconvalescent.PrinceAndrewlongedtosnatchup,tosqueeze,toholdtohisheart,thishelplesslittlecreature,butdarednotdoso.Hestoodoverhim,gazingathisheadandatthelittlearmsandlegswhichshowedundertheblanket.Heheardarustlebehindhimandashadowappearedunderthecurtainofthecot.Hedidnotlookround,butstillgazingattheinfant’sfacelistenedtohisregularbreathing.ThedarkshadowwasPrincessMary,whohadcomeuptothecotwithnoiselesssteps,liftedthecurtain,anddroppeditagainbehindher.PrinceAndrewrecognizedherwithoutlookingandheldouthishandtoher.Shepressedit.

           “Hehasperspired,”saidPrinceAndrew.

           “Iwascomingtotellyouso.”

           Thechildmovedslightlyinhissleep,smiled,andrubbedhisforeheadagainstthepillow.

           PrinceAndrewlookedathissister.Inthedimshadowofthecurtainherluminouseyesshonemorebrightlythanusualfromthetearsofjoythatwereinthem

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