"The Dog's broken my paw!" she mewed.
Tylô felt as if he could have made a mouthful of her:
"Never mind!" he said. "It'll keep!"
"Leave her alone, will you, you ugly beast?" said Mytyl.
Our friends went back to the Temple of Light to rest after their adventure. Tyltyl, repenting of his disobedience, dared not even mention the Blue Bird of which he had caught a glimpse; and Light said to the Children, gently:
"Let this teach you, dears, that Man is all alone against all in this world. Never forget that."
A regular waterfall of tears came gushing
from her eyes, flooding all around her