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"Oh, yes; your route would be delightful," said Vaura eagerly; "by all means, god-mother dear, let us linger by the way." "Yes, we can afford a few days to the pure loftiness of the mountains; the life of to-day is so practical, if full of shams that a day with nature is as a tonic to one's higher, inner, self."
So Vaura entered, gay, radiant, and with a fresh bloom upon her cheek, engendered partly by gentle caresses of the invigorating air, partly by the warmth in the looks and words of the handsome man by her side. She made her way in answer to a look from her god-mother at once to her side, where the introduction took place.
"Well, that posed him, he seemed kinder bothered, and looked down. "'An eel, eh! well, it mought be an eel, sais be, 'that's a fact. I didn't think of that; but then if it was, it was god-mother granny Eells, that promised I should renounce the devil and all his works, that took that shape, and come to keep me to my bargain.
So, god-mother dear, for aught we can say, they must e'en join the legion of impossible unions. But we are both weary, and had best to bed and sleep or dreams." "Yes, 'tis late; good night, dear; we have both missed Lionel to-day." "We have; he little dreams how much."
When four o'clock struck, Charles whispered a few words to his lovely wife, she bowed to her god-mother, and everybody rose from the table.
I got no good out of either school, and as time goes on I don't see a prospect of any adequate handling of the theme. I should like to think that I myself was to be the man to expound the fairy-kind candidly and methodically candidly, that is, without going to literature for my data, and with the notion definitely out of mind that the fairy God-mother ever existed.
"You look quite yourself, god-mother mine, after your nights rest," she said. "Yes, I am feeling very well to-day; but your roses are of a pale tint, how is that?"
"Why, then nothing, except that as it has been, so it will be. I shall continue to play my part, as is my duty and my wish. Do you not remember that I am Olaf's god-mother?" "Yes, I remember.
"I suppose, god-mother, you have sketched out your plans for the day long before I joined you." "No, we could come to no decision, so have left it for you to arrange." "Tres bien if so, from the glimpse I have through the window, I suggest that our first trip be to the gardens." "Happy thought; Lionel, will you ring the bell like a good fellow?"
"Well?" he said. "Continue!" She coloured vividly under his eyes. "I'm afraid I've lost my thread. It doesn't really matter. You know what I was going to say. The way to happiness does not lie in pleasing oneself. The self-seekers never get there." He made her a courteous bow. "Thank you, fairy god-mother! I believe you are right. That may be why happiness is so shy a bird.
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