“But Eolen went boldly into the room. ‘Give me my ring!’ she exclaimed. ‘You shall wrong me no further. Give me my ring! I will have it!’
“This roused the stepmother’s temper. She searched on the floor till she found the ring. Then she opened a window and flung it as far as she could send it.
“‘Now let’s see you get it!’ she cried. With that she seized Eolen by the arm and pushed her from the room, saying, ‘Go away, you witch!’
“Now, then,” said Mr. Thimblefinger, after pausing to take breath, “what was the poor girl to do?” He looked at Sweetest Susan as if expecting her to answer the question.
“I’m sure I don’t know,” replied Sweetest Susan.
“Shake up de bottle,” exclaimed Drusilla.
“Exactly so,” said Mr. Thimblefinger.
VII.
THE COW WITH THE GOLDEN HORNS.
“I hope that isn’t all of the story,—if you call it a story,” said Buster John.