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So together they stood with their two little backs against the door. There was a long pause. TOGETHER THEY STOOD WITH THE TWO LITTLE BACKS AGAINST THE DOOR THERE WAS A LONG PAUSE
ur back to it," whispered the Turkey, " and I'll peep out of the window and try to see if it is really the new mother." IL] THE NEW MOTHER. 45 So in fear and trembling Blue-Eyes put her back against the door, and the Turkey went to the window, and, pressing her face against one side of the frame, peeped out. She could just see a black satin poke bonnet with a frill round the edge, and a long bony arm carrying a black leather bag. From beneath the bonnet there flashed a strange bright light, and Turkey's heart sank and her cheeks turned pale, for she knew it was the flashing of two glass eyes. She crept up to Blue-Eyes. " It is it is it is !" she whispered, her voice shaking with fear, "it is the new mother ! She has come, and brought her luggage in a black leather bag that is hanging on her arm !" " Oh, what shall we do ? " wept Blue-Eyes ; and again there was the terrible knocking. " Come and put your back against the door too, Turkey," cried Blue-Eyes ; " I am afraid it will break."  HEAVY BEING DRAGGED ALONG THE GROUND OUTSIDE THEN THERE WAS A LOUD AND TERRIBLE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR THE CHILDREN FELT THEIR HEARTS STAND STILL THEY KNEW IT COULD NOT BE THEIR OWN MOTHER FOR SHE WOULD HAVE TURNED THE HANDLE ON TRYING TO COME IN WITHOUT ANY KNOCKING AT ALL AGAIN THERE CAME A LOUD AND TERRIBLE KNOCKING SHE'LL BREAK THE DOOR DOWN IF SHE KNOCKS SO HARD CRIED BLUE EYES GO AND PUT YOUR BACK TO IT WHISPERED THE TURKEY AND I'LL PEEP OUT OF THE WINDOW AND TRY TO SEE IF IT REALLY IS THE NEW MOTHER SO IN FEAR AND TREMBLING BLUE EYES PUT HER BACK AGAINST THE DOOR AND THE TURKEY WENT TO THE WINDOW SHE COULD JUST SEE A BLACK SATIN POKE BONNET WITH A FRILL ROUND THE EDGE AND A LONG BONY ARM CARRYING A BLACK LEATHER BAG FROM BENEATH THE BONNET THERE FLASHED A STRANGE BRIGHT LIGHT AND TURKEY'S HEART SANK AND HER CHEEKS TURNED PALE FOR SHE KNEW IT WAS THE FLASHING OF TWO GLASS EYES SHE CREPT UP TO BLUE EYES IT IS IT IS IT IS SHE WHISPERED HER VOICE SHAKING WITH FEAR IT IS THE NEW MOTHER
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