ter. Then, when next week came, he had his share again; VI A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 217 and again the fairy looked him full in the face; butmore sadly than she had ever looked. And he couldnot bear the sweets : but took them again in spite ofhimself. And when Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoueby came,… … AYhich was quite nat-ural ; for you must knowand believe that peoplessouls make their bodiesjust as a snail makes itsshell (I am not joking,my little man ; I am inserious, solemn earnest).And therefore, when Toms soul grew all prickly with naughty tempers, hisbody could not help growing prickly…
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