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He could be heard singing dreamily, "Tla-la-la . . . tla-la-la . . ." His voice died away. Now Truth remained all alone save that her son, Will o'Dreams, remained gazing at her happily. But suddenly she perceived an intruder near her. For the last time, Mr. Literal was there beside her. He was smiling smugly and tetering back and forth on his feet.
"Huguet's sword-arm was useless; he could not defend himself." "Or else he fainted from his wound, he bled so," M. Étienne answered. "And one of those who fled last came upon him helpless and did this." "Why didn't I follow him instead of sitting down, a John o'dreams?" I cried. "But I was thinking of you and Monsieur; I forgot Huguet." "I forgot him, too," Monsieur sorrowed.
"The name has a somewhat formidable sound. I prefer to be known as Will o'Dreams that is all." "You are trying to evade the truth," declared Mr. Literal. "Well do you know that if you were to make your real name known, honest folk would shun you." The giant only waved his hand lightly. "I will not argue with you," he said. "But I have something else to say to you," said Mr. Literal.
Exams were on and over; the last week of the term came and still their "house o'dreams," as Anne called it, remained a castle in the air. "We shall have to give up and wait till the fall, I suppose," said Priscilla wearily, as they rambled through the park on one of April's darling days of breeze and blue, when the harbor was creaming and shimmering beneath the pearl-hued mists floating over it.
To which the parents of Everychild cried out, "We do we do, indeed!" Then Everychild gave his hand to the Sleeping Beauty, who seemed a bit overawed by all that was transpiring, and led her toward his parents. They stood with outstretched hands. And immediately they passed with the utmost happiness behind their curtain. They had all disappeared now yet no, Aladdin and Will o'Dreams remained.
And then, remembering his manners, he said to the Masked Lady, "I thank you, lady!" And to Everychild he said, "They shall never be deceived who put their faith in you." And to the giant, Will o'Dreams, he said, after a solemn pause "It may be that you shall see me fight again; but when that day comes, I shall be fighting on your side!" And so he marched gallantly away into the forest.
"You must not play a single trick on Aunt Maria!" "But, mother, she may stay on and on " "If you'll be very good," Mrs. Westley blushed a little, for she knew she was "buying" her children, "while Aunt Maria's here I'll take you all to see 'The Land o'Dreams." "We promise! We promise!" came in an eager assent. "I'll tell Joe I don't want his snake," said Graham.
And before Hubert had withdrawn his eyes from their retreating forms certain strange events came to pass. Outside the open windows there were revealed the head and shoulders of the giant, Will o'Dreams. The giant paused long enough to take in the scene before him, and then he disappeared in great agitation.
The stranger said in glad tones, "I know you well." The giant replied, "My name is Will o'Dreams." "Yes, yes," said the other. "My name is Will, too. Though certain well-meaning persons have always preferred to refer to me as William. I used to write plays, you know." The giant gazed at him in the dim light. "Of course," he said. "I used to live beside the Avon," said the other.
"I was near finding it now," said Arthur; "and even yet I cannot think it is far away." But Everychild had gone to the window, evidently in the hope of seeing the giant, Will o'Dreams; and while Arthur looked after him hopelessly, Mr. Literal took occasion to say to the Masked Lady "He is as beautiful as tradition has pictured him.
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