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noticedthejasmine。"Well,well!"shesaid。"SilverNosepinnedajasmineonme。Howthoughtfulofhim!Whoknowswhyhedidit?InanycaseIllkeepitfresh。"Sheputitintoaglassofwater,combedherhair,thensaid,"Nowletstakealookatthatmysteriousdoor。"
Shejustbarelyopenedit,andoutrushedaflame。Sheglimpsedcountlesspeopleburning,andthereinthemiddleofthecrowdwereherbigsisters。"Lucia!Lucia!"theyscreamed。"Getusoutofhere!Saveus!"
AtonceLuciashutthedoortightlyandbeganthinkinghowshemightrescuehersisters。
BythetimetheDevilgothome,Luciahadputherjasminebackinherhair,andactedasthoughnothinghadhappenedthatday。SilverNoselookedatthejasmine。"Oh,itsstillfresh,"hesaid。
"Ofcourse,whyshouldntitbe?Whywouldanyonewearwitheredflowersinherhair?"
"Oh,Iwasjusttalkingtobetalking,"answeredSilverNose。"Youseemlikeaclevergirl。Keepitup,andwellneverquarrel。Areyouhappy?"
"Yes,butIdbehappierifIdidnthavesomething波theringme。"
"Whats波theringyou?"
"WhenIleftmy摸ther,shewasntfeelingtoowell。NowIhavenonewsatallofher。"
"Ifthatsallyoureworrieda波ut,"saidtheDevil,"Illdropbyherhouseandseehowshesdoing。"
"Thankyou,thatisverykindofyou。Ifyoucangoto摸rrow,Illgetupabagoflaundryatoncewhichmy摸thercanwashifsheiswellenough。Thebagwontbetooheavyforyou,willit?"
"Ofcoursenot。Icancarryanythingunderthesun,nomatterhowheavyitis。"