seeing. You remember I told you that if Lootie were to see me, she
would
rub her eyes, forget the half she saw, and call the other half
nonsense."
"Yes; but I should have thought Curdie--"
"You are right. Curdie is much farther on than Lootie, and you will see
what will come of it. But in the meantime, you must be content, I say,
to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be
understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much
more necessary."
"What is that, grandmother?"
"To understand other people."
"Yes, grandmother. I must be fair--for if I'm not fair to other people,
I'm not worth being understood myself I see. So as Curdie can't help it,
I will not be vexed with him, but just wait."
"There's my own dear child," said her grandmother, and pressed her
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