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The Visitor
Thisiswhatshesaid:
IhopeyouwillnotthinkitisimpolitethatIshouldwritethisnotetoyouwhenyouwishtokeepyourselfasecret.PleasebelieveIdonotmeantobeimpoliteortrytofindoutanythingatall;onlyIwanttothankyouforbeingsokindtome—soheavenlykind—andmakingeverythinglikeafairystory.Iamsogratefultoyou,andIamsohappy—andsoisBecky.BeckyfeelsjustasthankfulasIdo—itisalljustasbeautifulandwonderfultoherasitistome.Weusedtobesolonelyandcoldandhungry,andnow—oh,justthinkwhatyouhavedoneforus!Pleaseletmesayjustthesewords.ItseemsasifIOUGHTtosaythem.THANKyou—THANKyou—THANKyou!
THELITTLEGIRLINTHEATTIC.
Thenextmorningsheleftthisonthelittletable,andintheeveningithadbeentakenawaywiththeotherthings;sosheknewtheMagicianhadreceivedit,andshewashappierforthethought.ShewasreadingoneofhernewbookstoBeckyjustbeforetheywenttotheirrespectivebeds,whenherattentionwasattractedbyasoundattheskylight.WhenshelookedupfromherpageshesawthatBeckyhadheardthesoundalso,asshehadturnedherheadtolookandwaslisteningrathernervously.
"Something’sthere,miss,"shewhispered.
"Yes,"saidSara,slowly."Itsounds—ratherlikeacat—tryingtogetin."
Sheleftherchairandwenttotheskylight.Itwasaqueerlittlesoundsheheard—likeasoftscratching.Shesuddenlyrememberedsomethingandlaughed.
