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Its Walls Were As Of Jasper
Thesebrightbejewelledlittlepersons,however,piquantoffaceandradiantoffeather,wereevidentlyhatchedfromquiteadifferentegg,andwefeltwemighthaveinterestsincommonwiththem.Short-nosed,shockheaded,withmouthsthatwentupatthecornersandwithanevidentdisregardforalltheirfineclothes,theywouldbethebestofgoodcompany,wefeltsure,ifonlywecouldmanagetogetatthem.Onedoubtalonedisturbedmymind.Ingamesrequiringagility,thosewingsoftheirswouldgivethematremendouspull.Couldtheybetrustedtoplayfair?IaskedSelina,whorepliedscornfullythatangelsALWAYSplayedfair.ButIwentbackandhadanotherlookatthebrown-facedonepeepingoverthebackofthelady’schair,andstillIhadmydoubts.
WhenEdwardwentofftoschoolagreatdealofadjustmentandre-allotmenttookplace,andalltheheroesofillustratedliteraturewereatmycall,didIchoosetopossessthem.Inthisparticularcase,however,Imadenohastetoseizeuponthearmour-man.PerhapsitwasbecauseIwantedaFRESHsaintofmyown,notastalesaintthatEdwardhadbeenforsolongatime.Perhapsitwasratherthat,eversinceIhadelectedtobesaintless,Ihadgotintothehabitofstrollingoffintothebackground,andamusingmyselfwithwhatIfoundthere.
Averyfascinatingbackgrounditwas,andheldagreatdeal,thoughsotiny.Meadow-landcamefirst,setwithflowers,blueandred,likegems.
