Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 34
wewant no enchanted boots. Think of something-else. Suppose we weave a magic cloak, proposedEspa, a sweet little fairy who had not beforespoken. A cloak? Indeed, we might easily weavethat, returned the queen. But what sort ofmagic powers must it possess? Let its wearer have any wish instantly… … YES, YOUR MAJESTY, I AM LATE. (SEE PAGE 5.) Our sister did not think of the probableconsequences of what she suggested, declaredLulea, smiling into the downcast face of littleEspa, who seemed to feel rebuked by the dis-approval of the others. An instants reflec-tion would enable her to see that…
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