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Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           Ihadn’tdonelaughing,”saidthecrone.“IhadonlygottoHi,hi!andIhadtogothroughHo,ho!andHu,hu!SoIdecreethatifshewakesallnightsheshallwaxandwanewithitsmistress,themoon.AndwhatthatmaymeanIhopeherroyalparentswilllivetosee.Ho,ho!Hu,hu!”

           Butoutsteppedanotherfairy,fortheyhadbeenwiseenoughtokeeptwoinreserve,becauseeveryfairyknewthetrickofone.

           “Until,”saidtheseventhfairy,“aprincecomeswhoshallkissherwithoutknowingit.”

           Thewickedfairymadeahorridnoiselikeanangrycat,andhobbledaway.Shecouldnotpretendthatshehadnotfinishedherspeechthistime,forshehadlaughedHo,ho!andHu,hu!

           “Idon’tknowwhatthatmeans,”saidthepoorkingtotheseventhfairy.

           “Don’tbeafraid.Themeaningwillcomewiththethingitself,”saidshe.

           Theassemblybrokeup,miserableenough—thequeen,atleast,preparedforagoodmanysleeplessnights,andtheladyattheheadofthenurserydepartmentanythingbutcomfortableintheprospectbeforeher,forofcoursethequeencouldnotdoitall.Asfortheking,hemadeuphismind,withwhatcouragehecouldsummon,tomeetthedemandsofthecase,butwonderedwhetherhecouldwithanyproprietyrequiretheFirstLordoftheTreasurytotakeashareintheburdenlaiduponhim.

           Iwillnotattempttodescribewhattheyhadtogothroughforsometime.Butatlastthehouseholdsettledintoaregularsystem—averyirregularoneinsomerespects.

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