Then she gave a sigh and threw herself back in her chair.
One of the dolls would not sit, and another would not stand, and they were all very tiresome.

Indeed, there was one would not even lie down, which was too bad.

But it was now getting dark, and the darker it got the more excited Irene became, and the more she felt it necessary to be composed.
'I see you want your tea, princess,' said the nurse: 'I will go and get it.

The room feels close: I will open the window a little.

The evening is mild: it won't hurt you.' 'There's no fear of that, Lootie,' said Irene, wishing she had put off going for the tea till it was darker, when she might have made her attempt with every advantage.
I fancy Lootie was longer in returning than she had intended; for when Irene, who had been lost in thought, looked up, she saw it was nearly dark, and at the same moment caught sight of a pair of eyes, bright with a green light, glowering at her through the open window.