Lady Cheynes drew a chair close to Ella’s, and sat down.
“Supposing I were a fairy godmother, Ella, just for fun, you know, what would you ask me to do to cheer you up a little this dreary day?”
Ella opened her eyes wide, very wide—and I almost think she opened her mouth too.
“Godmother?” she said, while a rosy colour crept over her face, “oh, godmother, what do you mean?”
Chapter Nine.
Too Good to be True.
“Godmother,” Ella repeated, “what do you mean?”
Lady Cheynes smiled.