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The Princess and the Goblin

CHAPTER 11
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But I do not think she will ask you.' All the time they talked the old lady kept on spinning.
'You haven't told me yet what I am spinning,' she said.
'Because I don't know.

It's very pretty stuff.' It was indeed very pretty stuff.

There was a good bunch of it on the distaff attached to the spinning-wheel, and in the moonlight it shone like--what shall I say it was like?
It was not white enough for silver--yes, it was like silver, but shone grey rather than white, and glittered only a little.

And the thread the old lady drew out from it was so fine that Irene could hardly see it.

'I am spinning this for you, my child.' 'For me! What am I to do with it, please ?' 'I will tell you by and by.


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