But as soon as Eveena and Eive had arranged the bandages, he sent for her.

We could scarcely bring you to him, Enva; but he put out the only hand he could move to stroke your hair as he does Eive's, and spoke for once with real tenderness, as if you were the person to be pitied! Any one else would have laughed heartily at the figure her _esve_ made with half her tail pulled out.

But not all Eveena's pleading could obtain pardon for me." "That was caprice, not even dealing," said Leenoo.

"You were not half so bad as Enva." "He made me own that I was," replied Eunane.

"It never occurred to him to suppose or say that she did it on purpose.