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"Mamma's s'eep," the child said, as she kissed the pale lips which would never smile on her again. There was a fresh outburst of sobs and tears from the spectators, and then the coffin was closed, and the procession took its way across the hot sands to the little enclosure in the clearing, where other members of the Harris family were buried.
Then all at once there came over the black water a peculiar squeaking, grinding sound, followed by a similar noise of a different pitch. "Pilate not going to s'eep; allee look out for light and go sail away d'leckly." "Yes, we have not wasted our time, Herrick," whispered Mr Brooke. "They're getting up their anchors." "And are we going to follow them, sir?" I said softly.
Don't you know where we are, Diana?" "Yes, I do now, course," she answered, with a laugh. "I think I was dweaming; it's my head; it's keer. I want to s'eep awfu'." "Well, here are the fields," said Orion; "here's a beautiful green field, and the moon is shining on it. Oh, and there's a hole in the hedge; let's creep in." "Let's k'eep in," said Diana.
Here now, isn't you better?" "I am really, truly," said Orion; "but are you quite certain it's true, Di?" "K'ite. Do you think I would tell a lie? I is the gweat Diana. You is sort of forgetting, Orion." "No, I aren't," said Orion. "Oh, I am happy now!" "Well, lie down. I'll make up your bed, and you shall go to s'eep. We has a lot to do to-morrow, hasn't we?"
"That's a pretty thing to say to your own aunt. Come, miss, I shall punish you immediately." "Oh, you's going to lock me up in the punishment woom. I don't care one bit for that," said Diana. "I'll just lie on the floor and curl up like a puppy and go to s'eep. I dweam beautiful when I s'eep.
Utter exhaustion had done its work, and my sleep was deep and dreamless. Once my eyes had closed, they did not open again till long after sunrise the next morning, when I lay there puzzled, and wondering where I was and what was the meaning of the murmur of voices apparently from somewhere overhead. Ching's voice chased away the remaining mists. "You had velly good s'eep?" he whispered.
"Are you quite sure, Di?" he said. "Pos'tive certain. Now, lie down if you like, and go to s'eep." "I could eat a bit more supper," said Orion. "I'm kind of hungry now that you has told me you is positive, Di." "All wight," answered Diana. "There's a teeny dwop of milk left. Course I was hungry and thirsty, and my trof was dry, but you shall drink up the last dwop of milk.
There were no people about to see them, even Aunt Sarah was far away in one of the wings. "There! we is safe," said Orion. "We has runned away, and we are safe." "We has wunned away and we is safe," echoed Diana, in that dreary little voice. "But, Orion, I's drefful s'eepy." "Never mind," said Orion; "we'll sleep in the fields." "We'll s'eep in the fields," echoed Diana, in a vague manner.
They waked the child from its delicate sleep; its blue eyes opened wide and wise all on the instant, its round soft arm ran up to its mother's neck, and it said: "Don't c'y! I want to s'eep wif you! I'se so s'eepy!"
"Yes, a lot," answered Orion, with a little laugh. "Oh, Di! will they let us?" "Course they'll let us," said Diana. "I has it all settled beautiful. Now, go to s'eep, p'ease, Orion." Orion did very soon enter the land of dreams, but little Diana lay broad awake. She was thinking hard, and her thoughts were wonderfully sensible for such a baby.
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