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Updated: June 8, 2025
"Oh, little boy!" she cried, "I was afraid I had lost you." But Teddy caught her by the hand. "Come quick!" he cried, "I have found Silverling." They ran together into the hall where a moment ago Silverling had been playing with the silver ball, but it was vacant now; Silverling was gone. "Well, I never!" said Teddy. Then he turned to Starlein.
He caught Silverling by the hand and without another word they ran as fast as they could up the hall and around the corner, through the silvery archway, and into the other hall. There Teddy stopped short, looking blankly about him. Starlein was gone. Silverling shook his head sadly. "I know how it would be," he said.
The two little boys stood looking about them and wondering what they could use. Suddenly Teddy clapped his hands so the dove in his tunic started. "We'll fasten the end of your golden chain to it," he cried. No sooner said than done. In a moment Silverling had taken the chain from his neck and unfastened the ends. It was so long that it had been twisted several times around his neck.
"I came through the white square," said Teddy. "I don't know the white square," said the little girl, "but I'm glad you came. I haven't anyone to play with since Silverling went away." "Where has Silverling gone?" asked Teddy. "I must find him." The little girl shook her head. "I don't know," she said. "We quarrelled once and he went away.
She caught one of her doves in her hands and held it out to Teddy. "Here, little boy," she said; "take this with you, and if you can't find me again, give it to Silverling and tell him he is to keep it for his very own." "Yes, I will," said Teddy, and he took the dove and put it in the bosom of his tunic, and it nestled there all warm and soft and still.
Let's play with my silver ball," and taking it from his pocket he tossed it to Teddy. Teddy caught it and threw it back to him, and so they played together in the marble hall, tossing the silver ball and shouting with laughter. At last Silverling missed the ball, and as it rolled on down the hall he ran after it, stooping and trying to catch it, but always just missing.
Teddy shouted and clapped his hands, jumping up and down with his bare feet, and then he stood still watching Silverling as he ran far, far down the hall. As he stood thus, suddenly he heard from just around the corner the cooing of Starlein's doves. He did not stop a moment, but turning ran around into the next hall, and there sure enough was Starlein with her doves about her.
Presently it ceased and then the fairy turned to him and smiled. "Oh, Counterpane Fairy!" cried Teddy, "may I go out into that garden?" "That I don't know," said the fairy, "but if you want to get there the best thing for you to do is find Starlein and Silverling, for they are the only ones who can show you the way into the garden." "Where are they?" asked Teddy.
I think the only way for us ever to find her together is for us to set the dove free, and to follow it when it flies back to her." "But we couldn't follow it," said Silverling. "It would fly so fast that it would be out of sight in a minute." "I know," said Teddy, "but we could tie something to it." "What could we fasten to it?" asked Silverling.
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