Than you would make the half of;—don't say no;
And I of your young charge will take due care."
But here Katinka interfered, and said,
"She also had compassion and a bed."
XLVIII.
"Besides, I hate to sleep alone," quoth she.
The matron frowned: "Why so?"—"For fear of ghosts,"
Replied Katinka; "I am sure I see
A phantom upon each of the four posts;
And then I have the worst dreams that can be,