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Title: The sea fairies
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Neill, John R. (John Rea), ill
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Publisher: Chicago : Reilly & Britton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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Queen, in a cor-dial, friendly tone, you may as well remain with us a fewdays and see the wonderful sights of our ocean. I m much obliged to you, maam, said Trot; and I dlike to stay, ever so much; but mother worries jus5 dreadful ifwe dont get home in time.5* I 11 arrange all that, said Aquareine, with a smile. How1? asked the girl. I will make your mother forget the passage of time, soshe will not realize how long you are away. Then she cannotworry.35 Can you do that1? inquired Trot. Very easily. I will send your mother into a deep sleepthat will last until you are ready to return home. Just atpresent she is seated in her chair by the front window, en-gaged in knitting. The queen paused to raise an arm andwave it slowly to and fro. Then she added: Now your goodmother is asleep, little Mayre, and instead of worries I prom-ise her pleasant dreams. Wont somebody rob the house while shes asleep1?asked the child anxiously. No, dear. My charm will protect the house from anyintrusion.55 52
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Chapter Four Thats fine! exclaimed Trot in delight. It s jes won-erful! said Capn Bill. I wish I knew itwas so. Trots mother has a awful sharp tongue when she sworrited. You may see for yourselves, declared the Queen, andwaved her hand again. At once they saw before them the room in the cottage, withMayres mother asleep by the window. Her knitting was inher lap and the cat lay curled up beside her chair. It wasall so natural that Trot thought she could hear the clock overthe fireplace tick. After a moment the scene faded away,when the queen asked with another smile: Are yousatisfied? Oh, yes! cried Trot. But how could you do it? It is a form of mirage, was the reply. We are able tobring any earth scene before us whenever we wish. Some-times these scenes are reflected above the water, so that mor-tals also observe them. I Ve seen em, said Capn Bill, nodding. I ve seenmirages; but I never knowed what caused em, afore now. Whenever you see anything you do not understand, andwish to ask q

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