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It befell that our little Mistress Merciless and Master Sweetheart became fast friends, and the Queen of Sheba was handmaiden to them both; for the simple, loyal creature had not a mind above the artless prattle of childhood, and the strange allegory of the lame boy's speech filled her with awe, even as the innocent lisping of our little Mistress Merciless delighted her heart and came within the comprehension of her limited understanding. IT BEFELL THAT OUR LITTLE MISTRESS MERCILESS AND MASTER SWEETHEART BECAME FAST FRIENDS AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBO WAS HANDMAIDEN TO THE MOTH FOR THE SIMPLE LOYAL CREATURE HAD NOT A MIND ABOVE THE ARTLESS PRATTLE OF CHILDHOOD AND THE STRANGE ALLEGORY OF THE LAME BOY'S SPEECH FILLED HER WITH AWE EVEN AS THE INNOCENT LISPING OF OUR LITTLE MISTRESS MERCILESS DELIGHTED HER HEART AND CAME WITHIN THE COMPREHENSION OF HER LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
with the companionship of the flowers. And, though he was a little lame boy, he never trod upon those flowers; and even had he done so, methinks the pressure of those crippled feet had been a caress, for the little lame boy was filled with the spirit of love and tenderness. As the tiniest, whitest, shrinking flower exhaleth the most precious perfume, so in and from this little lame boy's life there came a grace that was hallowing in its beauty. Since they never before had seen him, they asked him his name; and he answered them that of those at home he was called Master Sweetheart, a name he could not understand: for surely, being a cripple, he must be a very sorry sweetheart; yet, that he was a sweetheart unto his mother at least he had no doubt, for she did love to hold him in her lap and call him by that name; and many times when she did so he saw that tears were in her eyes,--a proof, she told him when he asked, that Master Sweetheart was her sweetheart before all others upon earth. ARDEN AND CONTENT HIMSELF WITH THE COMPANIONSHIP OF THE FLOWERS AND THOUGH HE WAS A LITTLE LAME BOY HE NEVER TROD UPON THOSE FLOWERS AND EVEN HAD HE DONE SO METHINKS THE PRESSURE OF THOSE CRIPPLED FEET HAD BEEN A CARESS FOR THE LITTLE LAME BOY WAS FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND TENDERNESS AS THE TINIEST WHITEST SHRINKING FLOWER EXHALETH THE MOST PRECIOUS PERFUME SO IN AND FROM THIS LITTLE LAME BOY'S LIFE THERE CAME A GRACE THAT WAS HALLOWING IN ITS BEAUTY SINCE THEY NEVER BEFORE HAD SEEN HIM THEY ASKED HIM HIS NAME AND HE ANSWERED THEM THAT OF THOSE AT HOME HE WAS CALLED MASTER SWEETHEART A NAME HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND FOR SURELY BEING A CRIPPLE HE MUST BE A VERY SORRY SWEETHEART YET THAT HE WAS A SWEETHEART UNTO HIS MOTHER AT LEAST HE HAD NO DOUBT FOR SHE DID LOVE TO HOLD HIM IN HER LAP AND CALL HIM BY THAT NAME AND MANY TIMES WHEN SHE DID SO HE SAW THAT TEARS WERE IN HER EYES A PROOF SHE TOLD HIM WHEN HE ASKED THAT MASTER SWEETHEART WAS HER SWEETHEART BEFORE ALL OTHERS UPON EARTH
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