Stories Oct, 2013 | Page 476

"Always." "Oh, thank you, grandmother! It's prettier than anything I ever saw, except those--of all colors--in your--Please, is that your crown?" "Yes, it is my crown. The stone in your ring is of the same sort--only not so good. It has only red, but mine have all colors, you see." "Yes, grandmother. I will take such care of it!--But--" she added, hesitating. "But what?" asked her grandmother. "What am I to say when Lootie asks me where I got it?" "_You_ will ask _her_ where you got it," answered the lady smiling. "I don't see how I can do that." "You will though." Madhuri Noah C:\Users\MNoah\Documents\The Princess and the Goblin1.docx Page 475 of 634