Page 89 - Adventures in shadow-land

nothing without wings could goj in which the

children dwelt, and where there was neither sun
nor moon, but only a soft, rosy light, which never

hurt or dazzled the eyes, and where nothing ever
happened which could disturb the peace of the
place. To chase the brilliant butterflies, to listen

to the songs and stories of the birds, to dance on

the soft green grass, and gather flowers to make
fragrant wreaths and garlands with which to deco­
rate the beautiful palace in which, when darkness

came over the valley, they all assembled, and
where tables, spread with the most delicious fruits,

always stood ready for them,— such was the life
that Eva. and the children led in the Vatky of

Rest,
But at last a day came when the children told

Eva that, as their custom was, they must leave the
valley and carry baskets of flowers and fruit to the

Queen for whom they had at first taken her. She
could not go with them now, they said, but the

next time that they went they would take her with
them. They would be gone the next morning

before she was awake, and she would be alone for
that day in the valley; but then they would return;