The Stolen Lake
“Dido kindly offered to perform this office for the princess until they reached Lyonesse City.
"As to that," said Elen, "personal maids weren't allowed at Miss Castlereagh's, so I managed for myself all the time I was at school. But I'd be glad if you would share my room, Dido. I still feel nervous when I think of that cave; if I listen, I think I can hear those old witches flapping and hissing outside." She shivered uneasily.
"I've never been to school. Did you like it?" asked Dido, hoping to d...istract her.
"All but the embroidery. I must have stitched at least eighteen miles of it in the nine years I was there! I made a vow that when I got back to Lyonesse I'd never touch a needle again." They were brushing each other's hair with bunches of ichu grass. There was no looking glass in the room, but Dido suddenly recollected that she still had Queen Ginevra's little diamond-studded hand mirror, and pulled it from her jacket pocket.
"Why!" she said, pleased, "my reflection's come back." "What can you mean?" "Queen Ginevra took it." Dido explained how her image had gone from the bowl and glasses.MoreLess
"As to that," said Elen, "personal maids weren't allowed at Miss Castlereagh's, so I managed for myself all the time I was at school. But I'd be glad if you would share my room, Dido. I still feel nervous when I think of that cave; if I listen, I think I can hear those old witches flapping and hissing outside." She shivered uneasily.
"I've never been to school. Did you like it?" asked Dido, hoping to d...istract her.
"All but the embroidery. I must have stitched at least eighteen miles of it in the nine years I was there! I made a vow that when I got back to Lyonesse I'd never touch a needle again." They were brushing each other's hair with bunches of ichu grass. There was no looking glass in the room, but Dido suddenly recollected that she still had Queen Ginevra's little diamond-studded hand mirror, and pulled it from her jacket pocket.
"Why!" she said, pleased, "my reflection's come back." "What can you mean?" "Queen Ginevra took it." Dido explained how her image had gone from the bowl and glasses.MoreLess
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