20/36 It was a rare, big specimen, with exquisitely fine, long, silky hair. "Do you know that it is very valuable ?" "I was for almost praying so, sir," said Freckles. "As I saw it coming up the bank I thought this: Once somewhere in a book there was a picture of a young girl, and she was just a breath like the beautifulness of the Angel. Her hands were in a muff as big as her body, and I thought it was so pretty. I think she was some queen, or the like. |