One of her favorite fancies was that on “the outside,” as she called it, thoughts were waiting for people to call them. Becky had seen her stand and wait many a time before, and knew that in a few seconds she would uncover an enlightened, laughing face.
In a moment she did.
“There!” she cried. “It has come! I know now! I must look among the things in the old trunk I had when I was a princess.”
She flew to its corner
One of her favorite fancies was that on “the outside,” as she called it, thoughts were waiting for people to call them. Becky had seen her stand and wait many a time before, and knew that in a few seconds she would uncover an enlightened, laughing face.
In a moment she did.
“There!” she cried. “It has come! I know now! I must look among the things in the old trunk I had when I was a princess.”
She flew to its corner
