Page 38 - Adventures in shadow-land

“ Because t h e y have said it."
" I may not choose to do it,”

“ What is the use of talking,*’ the boy went on,
il when you know that you will ?”

And such w^re the answers that he persisted in
giving to all her inquiries.

“ You said you knew who I was/’ Eva. went on;

*'*but how did you know it ?’'
“ T hey told me."
** Who are t h e y ?”

“ T hey led you here to me, and for me. You
must not ask so many questions,”

“ May I not even ask your name ?"
“ You ought to know that without my telling

you. Eut, as you don’t* I will answer you- It is

Aster.”
{t Aster? Aster?’ * Eva slowly repeated; “ it
seems to me that I have heard that name before,”

4i You never did,” was the somewhat sullen an­
swer; *i for no one but myself has any right to it.’ '

Yet I am very sure that I have heard it be­
fore, at—— **

“ Hush! hush I You must never say that here,”
said the miniature boy, climbing up on Eva’s