And Eva never said a word.
But to this day she never sees a shooting-star without wondering what has been lost in the moon,—she never sees a toad without thinking it may be a fairy in disguise, and every lily recalls Aster and his flower.
For Eva believes in fairies. Why should she not? She knows all about them. She has never told any one,—not even papa, though he never laughs at her; but if Eva should live to be an old woman—and I hope she may!—she will never forget her
Adventures in Shadow-Land.
THE MERMAN
AND
THE FIGURE-HEAD.
“He gazed at the wooden creature with all his heart in his eyes.” Frontispiece. [Page 62.]