“I didn’t forget my lines either,” Vevi laughed in relief. “Not a single hoot!”
The time now had come for Hanny formally to be invested as a Brownie Scout. She was sent from the room while the other girls gathered in a circle about the big library table.
At the proper moment, Miss Gordon told Hanny she might return.
In the story room, the lights had been switched off. For a minute Hanny was bewildered as she came in.
Then Vevi took her hand and led her to the big table. The circular mirror, which represented a pool of water, had been placed in the very center.
“Who comes to the fairy wood?” asked Miss Gordon. “I do,” answered the little girl. “Hanny.”
“What do you seek?”
“To be a Brownie Scout,” replied Hanny earnestly.
“Why, Hanny?” asked Miss Gordon. “Why do you wish to become a Brownie?”
Hanny drew a deep breath. For a second, she couldn’t think of anything to say. Then the words came with a rush.