“Very good!” said Nurse in a terrible voice. Then she dragged Peggy out, and walked her back along the road towards home, saying nothing in her most alarming manner.
Peggy really felt quite frightened.
“Nannie, you’re hurting my arm!” she said at last, trying to drag her hand away. She hated the dry feel of Nurse’s black cotton gloves pinched around her cold fingers. “Aren’t we going to buy any sweets after all?” she went on.
There was no answer.
“Do you hear?” shouted Peggy desperately, and pulling harder.
“You should learn to do as you’re told,” said Nurse, taking a firmer grip, and walking faster still.
Peggy pulled harder still. She was beginning to feel really naughty. Besides, she knew it had been a Fairy, and who could think of stupid old ditches then? Nurse never understood.
“What have you got on your thumb?” asked Nurse, suddenly stopping, and dropping Peggy’s hand very quickly.
Peggy looked down, and there was the Fairy Ring sending out great sparkles of green light all over the muddy road! She could scarcely believe her eyes, and Nurse looked rather frightened.
Peggy felt there was not a second to lose.