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Reluctantly, and as if in pain, the sick lady put out her hand. It was bandaged. The mystery was now cleared up. The two sisters were cats. By the help of bad fairies they had changed their forms and were the real robbers. RELUCTANTLY AS IF IN PAIN THE SICK LADY PUT OUT HER HAND IT WAS BANDAGED THE MYSTERY WAS NOW CLEARED UP THE TWO SISTERS WERE CATS BY THE HELP OF BAD FAIRIES THEY HAD CHANGED THEIR FORMS AND WERE THE REAL ROBBERS
er to his clothes and one of them put her paw into the pocket that contained his purse. At this, with one sweep of his sword, Hugh struck at the cat's paw. The beast howled frightfully, and both animals ran for the chimney and disappeared. After that, everything was quiet until breakfast time. At the table, only one of the sisters was present. Hugh politely inquired after the other one. He was told that she was not well, for which Hugh said he was very sorry. After the meal, Hugh declared he must say good-by to both the sisters, whose company he had so enjoyed the night before. In spite of the other lady's many excuses, he was admitted to the sick lady's room. After polite greetings and mutual compliments, Hugh offered his hand to say "good-by." The sick lady smiled at once and put out her hand, but it was her left one. "Oh, no," said Hugh, with a laugh. "I never in all my life have taken any one's left hand, and, beautiful as yours is, I won't break my habit by beginning now and here. MOTIONLESS SOON THE TWO CATS CAME OVER TO HIS CLOTHES AND ONE OF THEM PUT HER PAW IN THE POCKET THAT CONTAINED HIS PURSE AT THIS WITH ONE SWEEP OF HIS SWORD YOU STRUCK AT THE CAT'S PAW THE BEAST HOWLED FRIGHTFULLY AND BOTH ANIMALS RAN FOR THE CHIMNEY AND DISAPPEARED AFTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS QUIET UNTIL BREAKFAST TIME AT THE TABLE ONLY ONE OF THE SISTERS WAS PRESENT YOU POLITELY INQUIRED AFTER THE OTHER ONE HE WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NOT WELL FOR WHICH YOU SAID HE WAS VERY SORRY AFTER THE MEAL YOU DECLARED HE MUST SAY GOOD BYE TO BOTH THE SISTERS WHOSE COMPANY HE HAD SO ENJOYED THE NIGHT BEFORE IN SPITE OF THE OTHER LADY'S MANY EXCUSES HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE SICK LADY'S ROOM AFTER POLITE GREETINGS AND MUTUAL COMPLIMENTS HUGH OFFERED HIS HAND TO SAY GOOD BYE BUT THE SICK LADY SMILED AT ONCE AND PUT OUT HER HAND BUT IT WAS HER LEFT ONE OH NO SAID YOU WITH A LAUGH I NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE HAVE TAKEN ANY ONE'S LEFT HAND AND AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOURS IS I WON'T BREAK MY HABIT BEGINNING NOW AND HERE
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