“Maude whispered, taking Meg’s hand. She reached up and knocked on the Maker’s door. “Tonight, and from now on, you will sleep in your papá’s chambers and be the proper daughter of the Maker.”Meg looked up at her with wide and worshipful eyes.Maude pulled something out of the pocket hidden in her skirts and held it before Meg, shaking the soft body of a stuffed doll. Meg’s eyes shot rounder and she grabbed the doll with both hands before squeezing it to her chest. Holding it straight out before ...her, she examined it with a cocked head. “Who … what is it?” she asked, looking at its long flopping ears and obvious arms and legs.Maude bent down and gave it a little shake. “Well, what does it look like?”Shiny horn buttons made its eyes and nose glint big and black. Its mouth was stitched into a permanent smile. But stitching also designated fingers and toes—five on each hand and foot.“Like someone … and a bunny. Oh!” Meg gave a little hop. “Somebunny,” she dubbed it.“Excellent well,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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