That rest beneath our tree!
Queen. [Bending over them anxiously.]
They’re fast asleep! Now, this will never do!
If what our wisest fairies say be true:
When mortals sleep too soundly in the snow,
The dreamland elves will never let them go.
Crystal. [Touches Betty’s cheek,
then draws her hand away hastily.]
So soft and warm a thing I never felt!
I thought my finger-tips would surely melt!