Part 16 (1/2)
Why, were those tears she saw, or was it only the light shi+ning upon the little lady's glass eyes? Glass eyes shi+ne very easily, it is true
Still, supposing she _were_ crying and wanted to be co, dear, are you?” said the little girl
The little Marionette gave a great sigh
”Perhaps,” she replied gently
”What is it about?” asked the little girl with much sympathy
Then all at once she understood
”I believe,” she exclai me a story about yourself! It all happened to you to-day, while I ay, didn't it?”
The little lady rubbed two tiny wax hands across her two glass eyes
”You have guessed rightly,” she said in a little faltering voice
”Oh, I areat sympathy ”I have been out all the afternoon, so I never heard Auntie say she was going to send you and your partner away fro you as he did! You poor little thing, hoish_ I could do soht ato ive you to me, and you shall be ,” she continued, hugging the little Marionette tightly, ”and I will sing you to sleep in Auntie's big rocking-chair I willall by myself and all about you You will see then how much I love you, and you won't cry any ain”
And going into the roo-chair near the cheerful blaze of the bright fire and sat down, still clasping the little Marionette in her arms
At first she rocked to and fro silently, and with a thoughtful expression Presently she gave a sudden jerk to the rocking-chair, and sung in a shrill sweet voice, and with soy--
”Lulla_by_, little dolly, lulla_by_, lulla_by_, Your poor nose is broken, your eyes are awry, But I'll love you and kiss you, so you must just try Not to cry, little dolly,--lulla_by_, lulla_by_”
”Lullaby,” she said an afresh, but ly--
”Lulla_by_, little dolly, lulla_by_, lulla_by_, You know you are ugly and rather a guy, But h?
Just you sleep, little dolly,--lulla_by_, lulla_by_”
”Lullaby,” she whispered, and kissed her again very tenderly
”This is not poetry, only rhy rhyme either,”
murmured the little Marionette ”But if it is not poetry it is love
And it brings co, and the jesting could not do”
She whispered so to a Mortal had all but left her, and the child had to put her head quite close to the little lady so as to be able to catch what she said
”Let ed to whisper