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XX. “I Shall Live Forever—and Ever—and Ever!”

           

           “Ihadn’treallydecidedtosuggestit,”saidthedoctor,withhisslightnervousness.“We’lltrytheexperiment.Dickon’saladI’dtrustwithanew-bornchild.”

           ThestrongestfootmaninthehousecarriedColindownstairsandputhiminhiswheeledchairnearwhichDickonwaitedoutside.AfterthemanservanthadarrangedhisrugsandcushionstheRajahwavedhishandtohimandtothenurse.

           “Youhavemypermissiontogo,”hesaid,andtheybothdisappearedquicklyanditmustbeconfessedgiggledwhentheyweresafelyinsidethehouse.

           Dickonbegantopushthewheeledchairslowlyandsteadily.MistressMarywalkedbesideitandColinleanedbackandliftedhisfacetothesky.Thearchofitlookedveryhighandthesmallsnowycloudsseemedlikewhitebirdsfloatingonoutspreadwingsbelowitscrystalblueness.Thewindsweptinsoftbigbreathsdownfromthemoorandwasstrangewithawildclearscentedsweetness.Colinkeptliftinghisthinchesttodrawitin,andhisbigeyeslookedasifitweretheywhichwerelistening—listening,insteadofhisears.

           “Therearesomanysoundsofsingingandhummingandcallingout,”hesaid.“Whatisthatscentthepuffsofwindbring?”

           “It’sgorseonth’moorthat’sopenin’out,”answeredDickon.“Eh!th’beesareatitwonderfultoday.”

           Notahumancreaturewastobecaughtsightofinthepathstheytook.Infacteverygardenerorgardener’sladhadbeenwitchedaway.

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