“‘Christine,’ guessed Winfred.
“‘How silly! Christine is not a fairy name at all. Christines are always fat and good cooks. My name is Merrylip. Do you like it?’
“‘Pretty well,’ said Winfred. ‘What does it mean?’
“‘Nothing. It’s just a name, and names never mean anything.’
“‘Oh!’ said Winfred.
“All at once Merrylip commenced to laugh; laughed so hard that her little foot got tangled in a spiderweb and she almost ruined the web getting loose.
“‘Stop it,’ said Winfred. ‘I can’t see anything funny.’
“‘You are funny,’ said Merrylip.
“‘Why?’ demanded Winfred, and showed signs of remembering that he was the King’s son and entitled to respect.
“‘Because,’ said Merrylip.