"I'M LOOKING AT THE GREAT BIG GLOBE THAT UNCLE JOE SAID I MIGHT TOUCH," SAID LUCY

"DO PLEASE SIT DOWN, THERE'S A GOOD MOTHER BUNCH, AND TELL ME ALL ABOUT THEM?"

LUCY HAD A GREAT SNEEZING FIT, AND WHEN SHE LOOKED AGAIN INTO THE SMOKE, WHAT DID SHE SEE BUT TWO LITTLE BLACK FIGURES

"I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU: HUSH, DON! DON'T BARK SO"

"I CAN EAT MUCH BETTER WITHOUT," SAID LAVO

LAVO HAD CLIMBED UP THE SIDE OF THE DOOR, AND WAS SITTING ASTRIDE ON THE TOP OF IT

"AH! CECCO, CECCO!" CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL, PAUSING AS SHE BEAT HER TAMBOURINE

"IS THAT THE WAY YOU GET FISH?" SHE ASKED

"HELP ME: I'M AFRAID," SAID LUCY

HARK! THERE'S A CRY, AND OUT JUMPS A LITTLE BLACK FIGURE, WITH A STOUT CLUB IN HIS HAND

AND HERE BESIDE HER WAS A LITTLE FELLOW WITH A BOW AND ARROWS SUCH AS SHE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE

"IS IT NOT GOOD?" SAID THE LITTLE HOSTESS

WHISKING OVER THE SNOW, WITH ALL HER MIGHT AND MAIN, MUFFLED UP IN CLOAKS AND FURS

"MARRIED! OH NO, YOU ARE JOKING"

"I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU LIVE—THIS IS CONSTANTINOPLE"

"I CUT IT OUT WITH MY KNIFE; ALL MYSELF"

WHILE HE JERKED OUT HIS ARMS AND LEGS AS IF THEY WERE PULLED BY STRINGS

"SEE NOW," CRIED THE SPANIARD; "STAND THERE! AH! HAVE YOU NO CASTANETS?"

"AH! MADEMOISELLE, GOOD MORNING; ARE YOU COME HERE TO TAKE SHELTER FROM THE SHELLS?"

"WHAT CAN THAT BE, COMING AT THIS TIME OF DAY?"

"GOOD MORNING, WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?"

OH! SUCH A DIN