And the basket was full of lovely little Stars of Bethlehem, which flower about then in That Country.
And on the basket was a label written in the King's hand,
Baby
from
The King
because
She Is
so truly
Good and Loving.
Then the old doctor went up the stairs in the dusk very quietly.
And he knocked at Baby's door and entered, the little Stars of Bethlehem shining white about him, as he went.
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Then after about a bit he came downstairs smiling, the basket empty now, only for the bulrushes that had lined it.
And he came out to where Tiny was holding his white cob, and said,
"Ha, my boy!—what d'you think I've brought for you?"
Then Tiny trembled and said,