“Doyouknowsomething,”saidgolden-hairedMary.“elleandAngelicalookverymuchalike.Eventheirheightandfiguresareidentical.”
“Notonlyaretheirphysicappearancesso,”addedtheshyShei.“Theybothhaveanaturalbornnobledispositionandbreatatpoetry.Nowoheygetalongsowelltogether.”
“Also,”addedthehealthyswimmerDeanna“itissaidthenew-erClementiobeafairyfromheaven,willingtoedowhandliveasahuman.Isn’tthatstrange?”
“Whydidn’tyougirlsinviteClementinehere?”askedLotus.“Sinceshegotafleshbody,sheisgreatlyiedinhumancuisihinkseverythingistasty.Perhapsshewouldenjoymydumplings.Ifanyofyouseeherter,tellherIinviteherovertotrymytestco.”
“ShewenttoGiantMountainwithMegginnandRomi”saidDeanna“toseehowCyclopsisgettingonwiththestruofthegoldpace.Theprojectisggingbehindscheduleandtheywenttoseehowtheycouldhelpthissimple-mindedgiantofHerculeah,hopingtohavethepapletedbeforeKingDimitrireturns.”
“IheardAishaisgoingtocalmeetingtonightaboutthis.”addedDorna.
“Ihaven’tseenAishaalldaytoday,”Lotussaid,lookingatDorna.“Doyouknowwheresheis?”
“Whereelseexceptherstudy”poutedDorna.“flippingthroughthoseinnumerablebooksonhershelvesforathesisorreportorsomethingofthekind?Sheisturningintoarealbookworm.Notonlyisshebeingabookworm,sheisfallofustobeebookwormsjustlikeher!”Beforeshefinishedspeaking,everyonewasbenthter.Aishawasafamousschorandslightlyoldertha,sothejobofsupervisiudiesoftheyounggirlsnaturallyfellohoughDornaoutwardlypined,inherheartshehadagreatloveandrespectforthismaturewoman,whowasbothamotherandabigsistertoher.
“Don’tbemad,mylittleprincess,”Lotusughinglysaid.“Itwilffectyourappetiteandthat’snotworthit.I’llgoasomethingforyoualltoeat.”
Lotuswalkedovertothechoppingblockbythestove,tookapieceoftendergingerandusingaspecialteiquequicklychoppeditihihesesheputintoseveralsmallsaucersandpouredvinegaroverthemassauceforhersteameddumplings,whichaddedgreatlytotheirfvor.Thegirlsbuzzedaround,helpihetable.Soohingwasreadyatledaroundthechoppingblocktoenjoytheirsnack.Lotusytoseethemeatingwithsuchrelish.Suddenly,shefoundthatthehairofallfirlswerewet,especiallyMary’slonggoldenhairfallingtoherwaist,wasnowcloselypsteredtohernedherback,makingherlookslightlydisheveled.Sosheasked,
“Whathavethefourofyoubeenupto,togetyourhairallwet?”
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