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           “Ineverknoweditbythatnamebutwhatdoesth’namematter?Iwarranttheycallitadifferentnamei’Francean’adifferentonei’Germany.Th’samethingassetth’seedsswellin’an’th’sunshinin’madetheeawellladan’it’sth’GoodThing.Itisn’tlikeuspoorfoolsasthinkitmattersifusiscalledoutofournames.Th’BigGoodThingdoesn’tstoptoworrit,blessthee.Itgoesonmakin’worldsbyth’million—worldslikeus.Nevertheestopbelievin’inth’BigGoodThingan’knowin’th’world’sfullofit—an’callitwhattha’likes.Tha’wertsingin’toitwhenIcomeintoth’garden.”

           “Ifeltsojoyful,”saidColin,openinghisbeautifulstrangeeyesather.“SuddenlyIfelthowdifferentIwas—howstrongmyarmsandlegswere,youknow—andhowIcoulddigandstand—andIjumpedupandwantedtoshoutoutsomethingtoanythingthatwouldlisten.”

           “Th’Magiclistenedwhentha’sungth’Doxology.Itwouldha’listenedtoanythingtha’dsung.Itwasth’joythatmattered.Eh!lad,lad—what’snamestoth’JoyMaker,”andshegavehisshouldersaquicksoftpatagain.

           Shehadpackedabasketwhichheldaregularfeastthismorning,andwhenthehungryhourcameandDickonbroughtitoutfromitshidingplace,shesatdownwiththemundertheirtreeandwatchedthemdevourtheirfood,laughingandquitegloatingovertheirappetites.Shewasfulloffunandmadethemlaughatallsortsofoddthings.ShetoldthemstoriesinbroadYorkshireandtaughtthemnewwords.