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171
Maimie
was
one
of
the
kind
who
like
to
fix
a
day
for
doing
things
,
but
Tony
was
not
that
kind
,
and
when
she
asked
him
which
day
he
was
to
remain
behind
in
the
Gardens
after
Lock-out
he
merely
replied
,
'
Just
some
day
'
;
he
was
quite
vague
about
which
day
except
when
she
asked
,
'
Will
it
be
to-day
?
'
and
then
he
could
always
say
for
certain
that
it
would
not
be
to-day
.
So
she
saw
that
he
was
waiting
for
a
real
good
chance
.
172
This
brings
us
to
an
afternoon
when
the
Gardens
were
white
with
snow
,
and
there
was
ice
on
the
Round
Pond
;
not
thick
enough
to
skate
on
,
but
at
least
you
could
spoil
it
for
to-morrow
by
flinging
stones
,
and
many
bright
little
boys
and
girls
were
doing
that
.
173
When
Tony
and
his
sister
arrived
they
wanted
to
go
straight
to
the
pond
,
but
their
ayah
said
they
must
take
a
sharp
walk
first
,
and
as
she
said
this
she
glanced
at
the
time-board
to
see
when
the
Gardens
closed
that
night
.
It
read
half-past
five
.
Poor
ayah
!
she
is
the
one
who
laughs
continuously
because
there
are
so
many
white
children
in
the
world
,
but
she
was
not
to
laugh
much
more
that
day
.
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174
Well
,
they
went
up
the
Baby
Walk
and
back
,
and
when
they
returned
to
the
time-board
she
was
surprised
to
see
that
it
now
read
five
o'clock
for
closing-time
.
But
she
was
unacquainted
with
the
tricky
ways
of
the
fairies
,
and
so
did
not
see
(
as
Maimie
and
Tony
saw
at
once
)
that
they
had
changed
the
hour
because
there
was
to
be
a
ball
to-night
.
She
said
there
was
only
time
now
to
walk
to
the
top
of
the
Hump
and
back
,
and
as
they
trotted
along
with
her
she
little
guessed
what
was
thrilling
their
little
breasts
.
You
see
the
chance
had
come
of
seeing
a
fairy
ball
.
Never
,
Tony
felt
,
could
he
hope
for
a
better
chance
.
175
He
had
to
feel
this
for
Maimie
so
plainly
felt
it
for
him
.
Her
eager
eyes
asked
the
question
,
'
Is
it
to-day
?
'
and
he
gasped
and
then
nodded
.
Maimie
slipped
her
hand
into
Tony
's
,
and
hers
was
hot
,
but
his
was
cold
.
She
did
a
very
kind
thing
;
she
took
off
her
scarf
and
gave
it
to
him
.
'
In
case
you
should
feel
cold
,
'
she
whispered
.
Her
face
was
aglow
,
but
Tony
's
was
very
gloomy
.
176
As
they
turned
on
the
top
of
the
Hump
he
whispered
to
her
,
'
I
'm
afraid
nurse
would
see
me
,
so
I
sha
n't
be
able
to
do
it
.
'
177
Maimie
admired
him
more
than
ever
for
being
afraid
of
nothing
but
their
ayah
,
when
there
were
so
many
unknown
terrors
to
fear
,
and
she
said
aloud
,
'
Tony
,
I
shall
race
you
to
the
gate
,
'
and
in
a
whisper
,
'
Then
you
can
hide
,
'
and
off
they
ran
.
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178
Tony
could
always
outdistance
her
easily
,
but
never
had
she
known
him
speed
away
so
quickly
as
now
,
and
she
was
sure
he
hurried
that
he
might
have
more
time
to
hide
.
'
Brave
,
brave
!
'
her
doting
eyes
were
crying
when
she
got
a
dreadful
shock
;
instead
of
hiding
,
her
hero
had
run
out
at
the
gate
!
179
At
this
bitter
sight
Maimie
stopped
blankly
,
as
if
all
her
lapful
of
darling
treasures
were
suddenly
spilled
,
and
then
for
very
disdain
she
could
not
sob
;
in
a
swell
of
protest
against
all
puling
cowards
she
ran
to
St.
Govor
's
Well
and
hid
in
Tony
's
stead
.
180
When
the
ayah
reached
the
gate
and
saw
Tony
far
in
front
she
thought
her
other
charge
was
with
him
and
passed
out
.
Twilight
crept
over
the
Gardens
,
and
hundreds
of
people
passed
out
,
including
the
last
one
,
who
always
has
to
run
for
it
,
but
Maimie
saw
them
not
.
She
had
shut
her
eyes
tight
and
glued
them
with
passionate
tears
.
When
she
opened
them
something
very
cold
ran
up
her
legs
and
up
her
arms
and
dropped
into
her
heart
.
It
was
the
stillness
of
the
Gardens
.
Then
she
heard
clang
,
then
from
another
part
clang
,
then
clang
,
clang
far
away
.
It
was
the
Closing
of
the
Gates
.