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.