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C H A P T E R V I I .
ASTER 'S MISFOR TUATES.
T last, even the thin crescent of the
moon disappeared, and once more Aster
lay motionless, and, as it were, without
life, the same tiny, helpless thing which Eva had
taken from the crest of the fountain. Once more
she wandered, aloncr— for what companionship
could she find in the senseless little figure which
she carried about with her?— through the strange,
dream-like country in which she now found her
self. But, wherever she went, a feeling she could
not explain nor understand made her hold the
helpless little prince ctose, never for a moment
letting him pass from her loving clasp.
Once more, too, the faint earth-light shone, in
stead of the vanished moon. Arid Eva thought
that while Aster lay helpless, there were fewer
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