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The Little house

           ’Idon’tsaythat,’Maimieansweredpolitely;’ofcourseyourfaceisjustatinybithomely,butReallyitwasquiteawkwardforher.

           Fortunatelysherememberedaboutherfatherandthebazaar.HehadgonetoafashionablebazaarwhereallthemostbeautifulladiesinLondonwereonviewforhalfacrownthesecondday,butonhisreturnhome,insteadofbeingdissatisfiedwithMaimie’smother,hehadsaid,’Youcan’tthink,mydear,whatareliefitistoseeahomelyfaceagain.

           Maimierepeatedthisstory,anditfortifiedBrownietremendously,indeedshehadnolongertheslightestdoubtthattheDukewouldchooseher.Soshescuddedawayuptheribbon,callingouttoMaimienottofollowlesttheQueenshouldmischiefher.

           ButMaimie’scuriositytuggedherforward,andpresentlyatthesevenSpanishchestnutsshesawawonderfullight.Shecreptforwarduntilshewasquitenearit,andthenshepeepedfrombehindatree.

           Thelight,whichwasashighasyourheadabovetheground,wascomposedofmyriadsofglow-wormsallholdingontoeachother,andsoformingadazzlingcanopyoverthefairyring.Therewerethousandsoflittlepeoplelookingon,buttheywereinshadowanddrabincolourcomparedtothegloriouscreatureswithinthatluminouscircle,whoweresobewilderinglybrightthatMaimiehadtowinkhardallthetimeshelookedatthem.

           ItwasamazingandevenirritatingtoherthattheDukeofChristmasDaisiesshouldbeabletokeepoutofloveforamoment:yetoutoflovehisduskygracestillwas:youcouldseeitbytheshamedlooksoftheQueenandcourt(thoughtheypretendednottocare),bythewaydarlingladiesbroughtforwardforhisapprovalburstintotearsastheyweretoldtopasson,andbyhisownmostdrearyface.

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