"She who was your nurse. She will not obey. My aunt torments her, punishes her…still she cannot control
her. I brought the little nurse here last night with another doll to kill the man my-aunt-cursed. The nurse
came, but she fought the other doll and saved the man. It is something my aunt cannot understand…it
perplexes her…and it gives me…hope!"
Her voice trailed away. Then suddenly, with energy, she said:
"You must make haste. I should be back with the dolls. Soon she will be searching for me. I must go…or
she will come for me…and then…if she finds me here…she will kill me…"
I said: "You brought the dolls to kill me?"
"Of course."
"Where are the dolls now?"