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"If not," said the woman, "you must make a law. It is your duty."
"I know," answered Tourmaline, "but I hope such a responsibility
will not fall upon my shoulders. These poor strangers are in a very
uncomfortable position, and I wish I could help them to get back to
their own country."
"Thank you," said Trot. "We wish so, too. Haven't you any fairies
here?"
"Oh, there are fairies, of course, as there are everywhere,"
answered Tourmaline, "but none that we can call to our assistance or
command to do our bidding."
"How about witches?" asked Button-Bright.
"I know of one witch," said Tourmaline thoughtfully, "but she is not
very obliging. She says it makes her head ache to perform
witchcraft, and so she seldom indulges in it. But if there is no
other way, I may be obliged to call upon Rosalie for help. I'll look
in the Great Book first. Meantime, you will go home with Coralie,
who will feed you and give you entertainment. Tomorrow morning come
to me again and then I will decree your fate." The little queen then
picked up her stocking and began to darn the holes in it, and
Coralie, without any formal parting, led the strangers from the
miserable palace.
THE SUNRISE TRIBE AND THE SUNSET TRIBE
CHAPTER 15
Although Trot and her comrades were still prisoners, they were far
more comfortable than they had been in the Blue Country.
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