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There was a prince in that tale, and he killed dragons, but only for one night. THERE WAS A PRINCE IN THAT TALE AND HE KILLED DRAGONS BUT ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT
on’t come into houses, dearie. Turn over, and take my hand.” “I saw him—on the Down. He came here. Where is your hand, Harper?” The housekeeper waited till the sobs changed to the regular breathing of sleep before she stole out. “Jane, what nonsense have you been telling Master Georgie about policemen?” “I haven’t told him anything.” “You have. He’s been dreaming about them.” “We met Tisdall on Dowhead when we were in the donkey-cart this morning. P’r’aps that’s what put it into his head.” “Oh! Now you aren’t going to frighten the child into fits with your silly tales, and the master know nothing about it. If ever I catch you again,” etc. A child of six was telling himself stories as he lay in bed. It was a new power, and he kept it a secret. A month before it had occurred to him to carry on a nursery tale left unfinished by his mother, and he was delighted to find the tale as it came out of his own head just as surprising as though he were listening to it “all new from the beginning.”  HE CAME IN JANE SAID HE WOULD POLICEMEN DON'T COME INTO HOUSES DEARIE TURN OVER AND TAKE MY HAND I SAW HIM ON THE DOWN HE CAME HERE WHERE'S YOUR HAND HARPER THE HOUSEKEEPER WAITED TILL THE SOBS CHANGED TO THE REGULAR BREATHING OF SLEEP BEFORE SHE STOLE OUT JANE WHAT NONSENSE HAVE YOU BEEN TELLING MASTER GEORGIE ABOUT POLICEMEN IVEN'T TOLD HIM ANYTHING YOU HAVE HE'S BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THEM WE MET TISDALL ON DOWHEAD WHEN WE WERE IN THE DONKEY CART THIS MORNING P'R'APS THAT'S WHAT PUT IT INTO HIS HEAD OH YOU AREN'T GOING TO FRIGHTEN THE CHILD INTO FITS WITH YOUR SILLY TALES AND THE MASTER KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT IF EVER I CATCH YOU AGAIN ET CETERA A CHILD OF SIX WAS TELLING HIMSELF STORIES AS HE LAY IN BED IT WAS A NEW POWER AND HE KEPT IT A SECRET A MONTH BEFORE IT HAD OCCURRED TO HIM TO CARRY ON A NURSERY TALE LEFT UNFINISHED BY HIS MOTHER AND HE WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND THE TALE AS IT CAME OUT OF HIS OWN HEAD JUST AS SURPRISING AS THOUGH HE WERE LISTENING TO IT ALL KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING
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