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Chapter 16

           Josephhadsettledonanothertree-top."Don’tyouthinktheymind,"shesaidtoJasper,"havingtheirwingsbroken?"WhydidhewanttoshootpooroldJosephandMary?Heshuffledalittleonthestairs,andfeltrebuked,butnotseriously,forshedidnotunderstandthefunofshootingbirds;andtheydidnotfeel;andbeinghismothershelivedawayinanotherdivisionoftheworld,butheratherlikedherstoriesaboutMaryandJoseph.Shemadehimlaugh.ButhowdidsheknowthatthosewereMaryandJoseph?Didshethinkthesamebirdscametothesametreeseverynight?heasked.Buthere,suddenly,likeallgrown-uppeople,sheceasedtopayhimtheleastattention.Shewaslisteningtoaclatterinthehall.

           "They’vecomeback!"sheexclaimed,andatonceshefeltmuchmoreannoyedwiththemthanrelieved.Thenshewondered,hadithappened?Shewouldgodownandtheywouldtellherbutno.Theycouldnottellheranything,withallthesepeopleabout.Soshemustgodownandbegindinnerandwait.And,likesomequeenwho,findingherpeoplegatheredinthehall,looksdownuponthem,anddescendsamongthem,andacknowledgestheirtributessilently,andacceptstheirdevotionandtheirprostrationbeforeher(Pauldidnotmoveamusclebutlookedstraightbeforehimasshepassed)shewentdown,andcrossedthehallandbowedherheadveryslightly,asifsheacceptedwhattheycouldnotsay:theirtributetoherbeauty.

           Butshestopped.Therewasasmellofburning

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