When they reached the spot where Ray was hiding the four tall men placed the chair on the ground and the little Princess arose and stepped out of it. She waved her hand and the men took the chair and walked away. Ray was not afraid of the Princess, but still he did not want her to see him, so he kept as still as a mouse behind the great plant.
She looked all round and suddenly peered through the leaves at Ray. Their eyes met and the little Princess said softly, “Peek-a-Boo!”
Ray could not help smiling, but he quickly stepped to the other side of the plant. The Princess did the same and, smiling through the leaves, whispered again, “Peek-a-Boo!” Then Ray came from behind the plant and stood face to face with the Princess and Yan Lu.
“Won’t you please tell me your name?” asked Ray, and the little Princess replied:
“Why, my friend, I have told it to you twice. My name is Peek-a-Boo.”
“Are you carried in that chair all the time?” asked Ray, and Peek-a-Boo replied:
“Most of the time; you see my feet are so small that I cannot walk very well, they are smaller even than Yan Lu’s.”
“What a pity,” cried Ray; “I hope they will grow bigger.”
“O no, little boy; they are all bandaged up so that they cannot grow!”