To amuse her she turned out the contents of an old cabinet upon the table.
The little princess found her treasures, queer ancient ornaments, and many things the use of which she could not imagine, far more interesting than her own toys, and sat playing with them for two hours or more.

But, at length, in handling a curious old-fashioned brooch, she ran the pin of it into her thumb, and gave a little scream with the sharpness of the pain, but would have thought little more of it had not the pain increased and her thumb begun to swell.

This alarmed the housekeeper greatly.

The nurse was fetched; the doctor was sent for; her hand was poulticed, and long before her usual time she was put to bed.

The pain still continued, and although she fell asleep and dreamed a good many dreams, there was the pain always in every dream.
At last it woke her UP.
The moon was shining brightly into the room.