Page 66 - Adventures in shadow-land

Aster's coat in his mouth and held on to it till

Eva's efforts tore it from him, leaving, however, a
small piece of the velvet in the frog's mouth.

Even then he tried to seize Aster again, and it was
not till Eva’s dress touched him that he turned to

leave them, still holding 111 his mouth the scrap
torn from Aster’s coat, and as he hopped off the

path he faded away just like a shadow.
Then, too, the moon sank from the sky, and
the two children, completely worn out, lay down

and slept* and Eva knew that for a little while, at
least, Aster was safe, because as she lay down she

heard a little song which said;

Tranquil be your sleep,
Peaceful be your r€$t,
W e a watch will keep,
Naught shall you molest;
Sleep, Eva, sleep.

Where our light may shine„
Where we weave owr charm,
lu our magic line,
Naught may cause you harin;
Sleep, Aster, sleep.
Then all was still. But though Eva; trusting to

this song, was not afraid to lie down and sleep,
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