Nothing more happened. They reached home in safety. Nobody had
missed
them, or even known they had gone out; and they arrived at the door
belonging to their part of the house without anyone seeing them. The
nurse was rushing in with a hurried and not over-gracious good-night
to
Curdie; but the princess pulled her hand from hers, and was just
throwing her arms around Curdie's neck, when she caught her again
and
dragged her away.
"Lootie, Lootie, I promised Curdie a kiss," cried Irene.
"A princess mustn't give kisses. It's not at all proper," said
Lootie.
"But I promised," said the princess.
"There's no occasion; he's only a miner-boy."
"He is a good boy, and a brave boy, and he has been very kind to us.
Lootie! Lootie! I promised."
Madhuri Noah
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