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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. 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
key ! " whispered Blue-Eyes, " if it should be the new mother, what shall we do ? " " We won't let her in," whispered the Turkey, for she was afraid to speak aloud, and again there came a long and loud and terrible knocking at the door. "What shall we do? oh, what shall we do?" cried the children, in despair. " Oh, go away ! " they called out. " Go away ; we won't let you in ; we will never be naughty any more ; go away, go away ! " But again there came a loud and terrible knocking. "She'll break the door 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 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.  WAS READY AND BLUE EYES AND TURKEY WASHED THEIR FACES IN THEIR HANDS THEN SAT AND WAITED FOR OF COURSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE VILLAGE GIRL HAD SAID ABOUT THEIR MOTHER'S SAILING AWAY SUDDENLY WHILE THEY WERE SITTING BY THE FIRE THEY HEARD A SOUND AS OF SOMETHING 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
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